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an Amātya and enumerates a number of
qualities of Amātya (Amātya guṇas) in the
same line (i.e., line 19). pahalavena Kulaipaputreṇāmātyena suvisākhena yathā-
vadartha-dharma-Vyavahāra-darsanairānuragam abhivar-
dhayatā s'aktena dāntenācapalena-vismitenā-ryeṇahāryeṇa.
(D.C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions, Vol. I, p. 180). In the portion
yathāvadartha-dharma, there may be a disguised suggestion
regarding the Arthopadhā and the Dharmopadhā in which
Suvisakha must have duly passed. The qualities and qualifications in Sanskrit original are
given as the adjectives of the word amātya as follows:
abhijātah (born of a high family),
svavagrahah (having restraint over senses),
kṛtasilpah (skilled in arts),
cackṣuṣmān (possessed of the eyes of the science of polity),
prājṇah (possessed of sharp intelligence),
dhārayiṣṇu (endowed with a sharp memory),
daksah (swift),
vāgmī (endowed with oratory),
pragalbhah (outspoken),
pratipattimān (endowed with the power of argument),
utsāhayuktah (enthusiastic),
prabhāvayuktah (endowed with Prabhavas'akti),
kleśasahah (capable of taking pain),
sucih (duly tested by the four Upadhās),
maitrah (friendly with all),
dṛḍhabhaktih (having firm loyalty to the King),
sīlayuktah (distinguished by good conduct),
balasaṁyuktah (endowed with physical strength),
ārogya saṁyuktah (endowed with a good health),
sattvasaṁyuktah (endowed with patience),
stambhavarjitah (free from vanity)
cā palavarjjitah (free from fickleness),
sampriyah (sober in look),
vairāṇām akartā (one who does not create enemies).
(9) Amātya is one of the seven constituents of
the state (Saptaprakṛtis).
 
AMATYA-SAMPAT--(1) The qualities and qualifi-
cations that are desired to be possessed by
an ideal Amātya. In AS' I. 9 Kauṭilya enum-
erates these and they number 25 including