Chanakya NitiChanakya Niti
Chanakya\'s maxims in Sanskrit with Roman letters, and plain gists of the best-known verses. Search a word or a verse number.
By topic
- Friendship and trust
- Learning and knowledge
- Character and conduct
- Wealth and fortune
- Prudence and planning
- Family and children
- Choosing places and company
By chapter
- Chapter 1 17 verses
- Chapter 2 20 verses
- Chapter 3 21 verses
- Chapter 4 19 verses
- Chapter 5 23 verses
- Chapter 6 22 verses
- Chapter 7 21 verses
- Chapter 8 23 verses
- Chapter 9 14 verses
- Chapter 10 20 verses
- Chapter 11 18 verses
- Chapter 12 23 verses
- Chapter 13 21 verses
- Chapter 14 19 verses
- Chapter 15 19 verses
Guides
Questions people ask
Who wrote the Chanakya Niti?
Tradition attributes it to Chanakya (Kautilya), the adviser of Chandragupta Maurya; scholars think the collection was put together later.
How many verses has it?
This edition has 300 verses in 15 chapters; other editions differ.
The Sanskrit is from a volunteer-made online edition and may contain slips; the gists are our own plain summaries, not a translation. Maxims reflect the society and the views of their time, and some verses about women, birth and class are not views we share; we show the text as it is and do not comment on those verses.