Chanakya NitiThe 15 chapters
Every chapter of the Chanakya Niti.
Choose a chapter to read its verses in Sanskrit with Roman letters. The chapters are not arranged by theme; the topic pages gather the verses by subject.
| Chapter | Verses | With gists |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | 17 | 5 |
| Chapter 2 | 20 | 3 |
| Chapter 3 | 21 | 9 |
| Chapter 4 | 19 | 4 |
| Chapter 5 | 23 | 4 |
| Chapter 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Chapter 7 | 21 | 0 |
| Chapter 8 | 23 | 0 |
| Chapter 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Chapter 10 | 20 | 0 |
| Chapter 11 | 18 | 0 |
| Chapter 12 | 23 | 0 |
| Chapter 13 | 21 | 0 |
| Chapter 14 | 19 | 0 |
| Chapter 15 | 19 | 0 |
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.