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Page of the Cāṇakyanīti on effort and the sleeping lion

NeetishastraJanuary 17, 2026

Effort and the Sleeping Lion: Cāṇakya's Practical Wisdom

Cāṇakyanīti gathers the minister's aphorisms — works are not accomplished by wishes, for deer do not enter the mouth of a sleeping lion.

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Page of the Nītimayūkha describing the seven limbs of the kingdom

NeetishastraOctober 24, 2025

The Kingdom's Seven Limbs: A Manual for Kings

Nītimayūkha, a 1793 manual of statecraft, defines the kingdom as seven limbs — sovereign, minister, ally, treasury, territory, fort, army — and warns that the senses can destroy even a wise ruler.

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