Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa
Cāṇakyanītipāḷi
Rāja nīti samuccayaṃ;
Sabba bīja midaṃ satthaṃ,
Cāṇakyaṃ sārasaṅgahaṃ.
Mūlasuttaṃ pavakkhāmi,
Cāṇakyena yathoditaṃ;
Yassa viññāna mattena,
Mūḷho bhavati paṇḍito.
Nevatulyaṃ kudācanaṃ;
Sadese pujjate rājā,
Vidū sabbattha pujjate.
Mūḷhe dosā hi kevalaṃ;
Tasmā mūḷhasahassesu,
Pañño eko visisyate.
Paradabbesu leṭṭuva;
Attaniva sabbabhūtesu,
Yo passati sapaṇḍito.
Kiṃkulena visālena,
Guṇahīno tu yonaro;
Akulinopi satthañño,
Devatāhipi pujjate.
Visālakulasambhavā;
Vijjāhīnā nasobhante,
Niggandhā iva kiṃsukā.
Nārīnaṃ bhūsaṇaṃ pati;
Puthabyā bhūsaṇaṃ rājā,
Vijjā sabbassa bhūsaṇaṃ.
Mātā sattu pitā verī,
Yena bālo napāṭṭhito;
Na sobhate sabhāmajjhe,
Haṃsamajjhe bakoyathā.
Na ca mūḷhasatehipi;
Eko cando tamo hanti,
Na ca tāragaṇehipi.
Dasavassāni tālaye;
Patte tu soḷase vasse,
Puttaṃ mittaṃva ācare.
Tālane bahavo guṇā;
Tasmā puttañca sissañca,
Tālaye na tu lālaye.
Pupphitena sugandhinā;
Vāsitassa vanaṃ sabbaṃ,
Suputtena kulaṃyathā.
Koṭaraṭṭhena agginā;
Dayhate hi vanaṃ sabbaṃ,
Kuputtena kulaṃ yathā.
Dūrato sobhate mūḷho,
Lambamāna paṭāvuto;
Tāvañca sobhate mūḷho,
Yāva kiñci nabhāsate.
Amejjhāapi kañcanaṃ;
Nīcato uttamā vijjā,
Thīratnaṃ dukkulāapi.
Dubbhikkhe sattuviggahe;
Rājadvāre susāneca,
Yo tiṭṭhati sabandhavo.
Parokkhe kiccahantāraṃ,
Paccakkhe piyavādinaṃ;
Vajjaye tādisaṃ mittaṃ,
Visakumbhaṃ payomukhaṃ.
Puna sandhātu micchati;
Samaccu mupagaṇhāti,
Gabbha massatarī yathā.
Mittañcāpi na vissase;
Kadāci kupitaṃ mittaṃ,
Sabbadosaṃ pakāsaye.
Bandhave byasanāgame;
Mittañcā padikāleca,
Bhariyañca vibhavakkhaye.
Upakāraggahitena,
Sattunāsattumuddhare;
Pādalaggaṃ karaṭṭhena,
Kaṇṭakeneva kaṇṭakaṃ.
Na koci ripu kassaci;
Kāraṇena hi ñāyati,
Mittāni ca ripū tathā.
Netaṃ vissāsakāraṇaṃ;
Madhu tiṭṭhati jivhagge,
Hadaye tu halāhalaṃ.
Dujjano parihantabbo,
Vijjāyā laṅkatopi saṃ;
Maṇinā bhūsito sappo,
Kime so nabhayaṃ karo.
Sappā kūrataro khalo;
Manto sadhivaso sappo,
Khalo kena nivāyyate.
Siṅgīnaṃ satthapāṇinaṃ;
Vissāso nevakātabbo,
Thīsu rājakulesu ca.
Satahatthena vājino;
Siṅgino dasahatthena,
Ṭhānacāgena dujjano.
Dāraṃ rakkhe dhanehipi;
Attānaṃ satataṃ rakkhe,
Dārehipi dhanehipi.
Paradāraṃ paradabbaṃ,
Parivādaṃ parassa ca;
Parihāsaṃ guruṭṭhāne,
Cāpalyañca vivajjaye.
Gāmassatthe kulaṃ caje;
Gāma janapadassatthe,
Attatthe pathaviṃ caje.
Tiṭṭha tyekena buddhimā;
Nāsamikkhya paraṃ ṭhānaṃ,
Pubbamāyatanaṃ caje.
Luddha matthena gaṇheyya,
Thaddha mañjalī kammunā;
Mūḷhaṃ chando nuvattena,
Tathā tathena paṇḍitaṃ.
Gehe duccaritāni ca;
Vañcanañca pamāṇañca,
Matimā na pakāsaye.
Tathā vijjāgamesu ca;
Āhāre byavahāre ca,
Cattalajjo sadā bhave.
Dhanino sotthiyo rājā,
Nadī vejjo tu pañcamo;
Pañca yatra navijjante,
Tatra vāsaṃ nakāraye.
Na pīti naca bandhavā;
Na ca vijjāgamo koci,
Taṃdesaṃ parivajjaye.
Vacasā napakāsaye;
Aññalakkhita kāriyassa,
Yato siddhi najāyate.
Kubhariyaṃ kunadiṃ tathā;
Kudabbañca kubhojjañca,
Vajjaye tu vicakkhaṇo.
Iṇasesoggi seso ca,
Byādhiseso tatheva ca;
Puna ca vaḍḍhate yasmā,
Tasmā sesaṃ nakāraye.
Vatthānaṃ ātapo jaro;
Asobhagyaṃ jaro thīnaṃ,
Assānaṃ methunaṃ jaro.
Bhacco bhariyā tatheva ca;
Abhāve pyatisantoso,
Saggaṭṭho so mahītale.
Duṭṭhā bhariyā saṭhaṃ mittaṃ,
Bhacco cuttaradāyako;
Sa sappeca gahe vāso,
Maccureva nasaṃsayo.
Bhariyācā piyavādinī;
Araññaṃ tena gantabbaṃ,
Yathā raññaṃ tathāgahaṃ.
Mātā ca byabhicārinī;
Bhariyā rūpavatī sattu,
Putto sattu apaṇḍito.
Nārī rūpaṃ patibbatā;
Vijjā rūpaṃ kurūpānaṃ,
Khamā rūpaṃ tapassinaṃ.
Avijjaṃ jīvanaṃ suññaṃ,
Disā suññā abandhavā;
Puttahīnaṃ gahaṃ suññaṃ,
Sabbasuññā daliddatā.
Kammadosā daliddatā;
Ummādā mātudosena,
Pitudosena mūḷhatā.
Vaṇṇānaṃ brāhmaṇo guru;
Pati reko gurutthīnaṃ,
Sabbassābhyāgato guru.
Atimāne ca koravā;
Atidāne balībaddho,
Sabbamaccanta gahitaṃ.
Ghatahīnañca bhojanaṃ;
Thanahīnā ca yānārī,
Vijjāhīnañca jīvanaṃ.
Bhojjaṃ bhojanasatti ca,
Ratisatti varā thiyo;
Vibhavo dānasatti ca,
Nāppassa tapaso phalaṃ.
Putto piṇḍappayojano;
Hitappayojanaṃ mittaṃ,
Dhanaṃ sabbappayojanaṃ.
Dullabho khemakaro suto;
Dullabhā sadisī jāyā,
Dullabho sajano piyo.
Muttikaṃ na gajegaje;
Sādhavo na hi sabbatra,
Candanaṃ na vanevane.
Asoco paṇḍitabandhavo;
Asocā vidhavā nārī,
Puttanatta patiṭṭhitā.
Avijjo puriso soco,
Socaṃ methuna mappajaṃ;
Nirāhārā pajā socā,
Socaṃ rajja marājakaṃ.
Paṇḍitehi ca mittataṃ;
Ñātībhi ca samaṃ melaṃ,
Kubbāno navinassati.
Kaṭṭho vāso nirāsayo;
Niddhano byavasāyo ca,
Sabbakaṭṭhā daliddatā.
Takkarassa kuto dhammo,
Dujjanassa kuto khamā;
Vesiyā ca kuto sneho,
Kuto saccañca kāminaṃ.
Kopanassa kuto sukhaṃ;
Thīnaṃ kuto satittañca,
Kuto mettī khalassa ca.
Bālānaṃ rodanaṃ balaṃ;
Balaṃmūḷhassa monittaṃ,
Corānaṃ atathaṃ balaṃ.
Adhuvaṃ parisevati;
Dhuvāni tassa nassanti,
Adhuvaṃ naṭṭhameva ca.
Sukkaṃ maṃsaṃ thiyo vuddhā,
Bālakka taruṇaṃ dadhi;
Pabhāte methunaṃ niddā,
Sajju pāṇaharāni cha;
Bālā thī khīrabhojanaṃ;
Ghatamuṇhodakañceva,
Sajju pāṇakarāni cha.
Cha sunā tīṇi gadrabhā;
Vāyasā catu sikkhetha,
Cattāri kukkuṭādapi.
Yonaro kattumicchati;
Saṃyatanena kattabbaṃ,
Sīhādekaṃ pakittitaṃ.
Sabbindriyāni saṃyama,
Bakova patito jano;
Kāladesopapannāni,
Sabbakiccāni sādhaye.
Suniddo sīghacetano;
Pabhubhatto ca sūro ca,
Ñātabbā cha sunā guṇā.
Sītuṇhañca navindati;
Sa santoso tathā niccaṃ,
Tīṇi sikkhetha gadrabhā.
Guḷhamethunadhammañca,
Kālekāle ca saṅgahaṃ;
Appamādamanālasyaṃ,
Catu sikkhetha vāyasā.
Bhojanaṃ saha bandhuhi;
Thiyaṃ āpadaggataṃ rakkhe,
Catu sikkhetha kukkuṭā.
Kiṃdūraṃ byavasāyinaṃ;
Ko videso savijjānaṃ,
Ko paro piyavādinaṃ.
Bhayassa kathito pantho,
Indriyānamasaṃyamo;
Tajjayo sampadāmaggo,
Yeniṭṭhaṃ tena gamyate.
Na ca byādhisamo ripu;
Nacāpaccasamo sneho,
Na ca devā paraṃ balaṃ.
Pākārāvaraṇaṃ gahaṃ;
Narindāvaraṇā desā,
Cārittāvaraṇā thiyo.
Ghatakumbhasamā nārī,
Tattaṅgāra samo pumā;
Tasmā ghatañca aggiñca,
Nekatra thapaye budho.
Buddhi tāsaṃ catugguṇo;
Chaguṇo byavasāyo ca,
Kāmocaṭṭhaguṇo mato.
Bhariyaṃ gatayobbanaṃ;
Raṇā paccāgataṃ sūraṃ,
Sassañca gehamāgataṃ.
Santuṭṭhāiva pāthivā;
Salajjā gaṇikā naṭṭhā,
Nillajjā ca kulitthiyo.
Avaṃsapatito rājā,
Mūḷhaputto ca paṇḍito;
Adhanena dhanaṃ pāpya,
Tiṇaṃva maññate janaṃ.
Yassatthi vipulaṃ dhanaṃ;
Sasino tulyavaṃsopi,
Niddhano paribhūyate.
Parahatthagataṃ dhanaṃ;
Kiccakāle samuppanne,
Na sāvijjā na taddhanaṃ.
Pādapānaṃ bhayaṃ vātā,
Padmānaṃ sisirā bhayaṃ;
Pabbatānaṃ vajīramhā,
Sādhūnaṃ dujjanā bhayaṃ.
Santi rañño tayoguṇā;
Yaso sagganivāso ca,
Vipulo ca dhanāgamo.
Khattiyassāguṇā tayo;
Ayaso catthanāso ca,
Narake gamanaṃ tathā.
Bahūmūḷhasaṅghātehi,
Aññoññapasuvuttibhi;
Pacchādyante guṇā sabbe,
Meghehiva divākaro.
Yassa khettaṃ nadītīre,
Bhariyāpi parappiyā;
Puttassa vinayo natthi,
Maccureva nasaṃsayo.
Paccakkhamapi dissate;
Silā tarati pānīyaṃ,
Gītaṃ gāyati vānaro.
Niccaṃ sukha marogike;
Bhariyā bhattu piyā yassa,
Tassa niccossavaṃ gahaṃ.
Helassa kammanāsāya,
Buddhināsāya niddhanaṃ;
Yācanā mānanāsāya,
Kulanāsāya bhojanaṃ.
Phalacchāyā samanvito;
Yadi devā phalaṃ natthi,
Chāyā kena nivāraye.
Dutīye najjitaṃ dhanaṃ;
Tatīye najjitaṃ puññaṃ,
Catutthe kiṃkarissati.
Nadīkūleca ye vakkhā,
Parahatthagataṃ dhanaṃ;
Kiccaṃ thīgocaraṃ yassa,
Sabbaṃ taṃ viphalaṃ bhave.
Kudesamāsajja kutotthasañcayo,
Kuputtamāsajja kuto jalañjalī;
Kugehiniṃ pāpya gahe kuto sukhaṃ,
Kusissamajjhāpayato kuto yaso.
Sāmā thīciṭṭhakālayaṃ;
Sītakāle bhave uṇhaṃ,
Gimhakāle ca sītalaṃ.
Visaṃ raññonukulatā;
Visaṃ thīpi aññāsattā,
Visaṃ byādhi avekkhito.
Ajiṇṇe bhojanaṃ visaṃ;
Visaṃ goṭṭhī daliddassa,
Vuddhassa taruṇī visaṃ.
Patitā nihatā thiyo;
Appabījaṃ hataṃ khettaṃ,
Bhaccadosā hato pabhū.
Hatamasottiyaṃ saddhaṃ,
Hato yañño tvadakkhiṇo;
Hatā rūpavatī vañjhā,
Hataṃ senamanāyakaṃ.
Japahomaparāyano;
Āsīvādavacoyutto,
Esa rājapurohito.
Kulasīlaguṇopeto,
Sabbadhammaparāyano;
Pavīṇo pesanādyakkho,
Dhammādyakkho vidhīyate.
Ayubbedakatābhyāso,
Sabbesaṃ piyadassano;
Ariyasīlaguṇopeto,
Esa vajjo vidhīyate.
Lahuhattho jitakkharo;
Sabbasattha samālokī,
Pakaṭṭho nāma lekhako.
Samattanītisattañño,
Vāhane pūjitassamo;
Sūravīraguṇopeto,
Senādhyakkho vidhīyate.
Paracittopalakkhako;
Dhīro yathāttha vādī ca,
Esa dūto vidhīyate.
Puttanatta guṇopeto,
Satthañño piṭṭhapācako;
Sūro ca kathinoceva,
Sūpakāro sa uccate.
Balavā piyadassano;
Appamādī sadā dakkho,
Patihāro sa uccate.
Satthaṃ tassa karoti kiṃ;
Locanehi vihīnassa,
Dappaṇo kiṃkarissati.
Kiṃkarissanti vattāro,
Sotaṃ yattha navijjate;
Naggakapaṇake dese,
Rajaṇo kiṃkarissati.