Question

what are the qualities of a good king according to chanakya
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Answer 1

Answer:

A king should be well trained (III.i) and practise self-control(III.ii). An ideal king is one who has the highest qualities of leadership, intellect, energy and personal attributes {6.1.2-6} and behaves like a sage monarch, a rajarishi.

Among other things, a rajarishi is one ‘who is ever active in promoting the yogakshema of the people and who endears himself to his people by enriching them and doing good to them’ {1.7.1}. The word, yogakshema, is a compound made up of yoga, the successful accomplishment of an objective and kshema, its peaceful enjoyment. Thus, peaceful enjoyment of prosperity, i.e. the welfare of the people, is given as much importance as knowledge, self-control and observance of dharma.