Verse 7.100-101

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

एतच्चतुर्विधं विद्यात् पुरुषार्थप्रयोजनम् ।
अस्य नित्यमनुष्ठानं सम्यक् कुर्यादतन्द्रितः ॥ १०० ॥
अलब्धमिच्छेद् दण्डेन लब्धं रक्षेदवेक्षया ।
रक्षितं वर्धयेद् वृद्ध्या वृद्धं पात्रेषु निक्षिपेत् ॥ १०१ ॥

etaccaturvidhaṃ vidyāt puruṣārthaprayojanam |
asya nityamanuṣṭhānaṃ samyak kuryādatandritaḥ || 100 ||
alabdhamicched daṇḍena labdhaṃ rakṣedavekṣayā |
rakṣitaṃ vardhayed vṛddhyā vṛddhaṃ pātreṣu nikṣipet || 101 ||

He shall recognise the four kinds of the means for accomplishing the purposes of man; and he shall always diligently and properly carry them into execution; (100)

What has not been gained he shall seek to obtain by means of force; what has been gained he shall save with careful attention; what has been saved he shall augment by adding to it; and what has been augmented he shall bestow on suitable recipients.—(101)

 

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):

(verses 7.100-101)

The means of accomplishing the purposes of man are of four kinds. That is, the following four steps should be taken towards that end:—viz: acquiring, saving, augmenting and giving.

The term ‘artha’, ‘purpose’, stands for what is helpful; the meaning therefore is that what is mentioned here is the means for accomplishing what is helpful for man; these four Shall be always put into practice: (100-101)

 

Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha

(verse 7.100)

This verse is quoted in Vīramitrodaya (Rājanīti, p. 131).

 

Comparative notes by various authors

(verses 7.99-101)

See Comparative notes for Verse 7.99.