जीवन्मरणमेतदिति कौटिल्यः ॥ कZ_०१.१७.२२ ॥
jīvanmaraṇam etad iti kauṭilyaḥ
Kauṭilya diz: «Isto é a morte em vida.»
He rejects the idea that merely pacifying princes through pleasure is adequate; it produces an unfit heir and undermines future governance capacity.