अर्थ · Chapter Overview
From Chāṇakya Nīti — The Verses of Practical Wisdom, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="statement">What this chapter covers | This chapter turns to artha — wealth — which Chāṇakya never dismisses but ranks, tests, and knows exactly when to release. Its verses set a three-level hierarchy of protection: wealth shields against calamity, family outranks wealth, and the self outranks both (1.6); show that measured giving is itself the preservation of wealth, as a tank's outflow keeps its waters sweet (7.14); warn that wealth gained by injustice may stand ten years but then perishes root-and-all (15.6); and list the five private losses the wise never broadcast (7.1).</pre>