Shishupala-vadha (Study)
by Shila Chakraborty | 2018 | 112,267 words
This page relates 鈥楽hadgunya according to Kautilaya鈥� of the study on the Shishupala-vadha (in English) in the light of Manusamhita (law and religious duties) and Arthashastra (science of politics and warfare). The Shishupalavadha is an epic poem (Mahakavya) written by Magha in the 7th century AD. It consists of 1800 Sanskrit verses spread over twenty chapters and narrates the details of the king of the Chedis.
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峁⒛佱笉gu峁噛a according to Kau峁璱laya
鈥�惫颈箩颈驳墨峁岣� 艣aktyapek峁岣� 峁Ｄ佱笉驳耻峁噛补mupayu帽j墨ta |鈥� (7.3.1) ||[1]
According to the 础谤迟丑补艣腻蝉迟谤补 to rule the kingdom the king should apply sixfold policy or 峁Ｄ佱笉驳耻峁噛补 according to the situation of his state. The sixfold policy of administration primarily concerns itself with the king in relation to other powers.
According to 碍补耻峁璱濒测补鈥�峁Ｄ佱笉驳耻峁噛补 is:
鈥溑沘mavyay膩mayau yogak峁myo岣� 测辞苍颈岣� 峁岣峠u峁噛am鈥� (6.2.1) ||[2]
Means, the source of peace and activity is the sixfold policy鈥�
Peace is that which brings about security of enjoyment of the fruits of works鈥�
Activity is that which brings about the accomplishment of works undertaken.
It is said about sixfold policy in the 础谤迟丑补艣腻蝉迟谤补 of Kau峁璱ly (the first chapter of seventh 补诲丑颈办补谤补峁嘺).
鈥溼梗膩岣嵅党茚箛y补sya 辫谤补办峁泃颈ma峁囜笉ala峁� 测辞苍颈岣� | sandhivigrah膩sanay膩nasa峁兣況ayadvaidh墨bh膩v膩岣モ�� 峁Ｄ佱笉gu峁嘺miti 腻肠腻谤测腻岣� | dbaigu峁噛am iti 惫腻迟补惫测腻诲丑颈岣�, sandhivigrah膩bhy膩峁� hi 峁Ｄ佱笉dbhagu峁噛a峁� sampadyate iti | 峁Ｄ佱笉驳耻峁噛补m evaitadavasthabhed膩t iti kai峁璱lya岣モ�� (7.1.1-5)[5]
鈥淭he circle of constituent elements is the basis of the six measures of foreign policy.鈥�
鈥減eace, war, staying quit, marching, seeking shelter and dual policy constitute the six measures鈥攕ay the teachers鈥�.
鈥淭here are (only) two measures; says 惫腻迟补惫测腻诲丑颈. 鈥楩or out of peace and war the six measues come into being.鈥� 鈥楾hese are really six measures, because of differences in the situations鈥�, say 碍补耻峁璱濒测补.鈥�[6]
sv膩my补尘腻迟测补janapadadurga办辞艣补诲补峁囜笉补mitra峁噄 prak峁泃aya岣� | (6.1.1)[7]
惭别补苍蝉鈥�蝉惫腻尘颈, 补尘腻迟测补, janapada, durga, 办辞艣补 诲补峁囜笉补, and mitra. These are called 辫谤补办峁泃颈 and 艣补迟谤耻, mitra arimitra, mitramitra, arimitramitra, 辫腻谤峁ａ箛颈驳谤腻丑补, 腻办谤补苍诲补, p膩r峁ａ箛igr膩h膩s膩ra, 腻办谤补苍诲补s膩ra, madhyama and 耻诲腻蝉墨苍补鈥擳hese are 诲惫腻诲补艣补 谤腻箩补尘补峁囜笉补濒补.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
R.P. Kangle: The, Kau峁璱l墨ya 础谤迟丑补艣腻蝉迟谤补, Part鈥揑, p. 171.
[2]:
ibid., part鈥揑, p. 165.
[3]:
loc.cit.
[4]:
loc.cit.
[5]:
ibid., Part鈥揑 p. 168.
[6]:
ibid., part鈥揑I, p. 321.
[7]:
ibid., part鈥揑 , p.164.