ArthaŚ, 1, 9, 3.1 teṣāṃ janapadabhijanam avagrahaṃ cāptataḥ parīkṣeta samānavidyebhyaḥ śilpaṃ śāstracakṣuṣmattāṃ ca karmārambheṣu prajñāṃ dhārayiṣṇutāṃ dākṣyaṃ ca kathāyogeṣu vāgmitvaṃ prāgalbhyaṃ pratibhānavattvaṃ ca saṃvāsibhyaḥ śīlabalārogyasattvayogam astambham acāpalaṃ ca pratyakṣataḥ sampriyatvam avairatvaṃ ca //