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Chanakya, also known as kautilya or vishnugupta, was an adviser and a prime minister to the first maurya emperor chandragupta, and architect of his rise to power. Likely to be the work of several authors over centuries, kautilya, also identified as vishnugupta and chanakya, is traditionally credited as the author of the text. Historically, the kautilyas work carries a great significance because it is an important source for the history of mauryas. An extraordinary detailed manual on statecraft and the science of living by one of classical indias greatest minds, kautilya, also known as chanakya and. Kautilya, also identified as vishnugupta and chanakya, is traditionally credited as the author of the text. Kautilyas treatise arthashastra stands as one of the great political books of the ancient world, its ideas on the.
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Arthashastra, states brians, advises the king shall chanaakya the orphans, the aged, the infirm, the afflicted, and the helpless with maintenance welfare support. The main focus of the book is on creation and management of wealth. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 12 december 2012. Kautilya books list of books by author kautilya thriftbooks. The arthashastra a treatise on statecraft and military. Which among the following states, first introduced the panchayat raj system. However, if we carefully examine some of the literature after the second urbanisation emergence of the janapads of the subcontinent we find a lot of material which tells us that ancient indian writers were not devoid of the capability of writing treatises on. Arthashastrabook i wikisource, the free online library. The author of arthashastra was a contemporary of sschelp. Neglected and decaying, the original arthashastra may soon be lost.
The text of this great book includes 15 books, each addressing one topic pertaining to the state and its economy. The arthashastra summarizes the political thoughts of kautilya. Kautilyas book suggests a detailed daily schedule for how a ruler. Books by kautilya author of the arthashastra goodreads. A succinct and penetrating analysis of one of the ancient worlds foremost political realists, chanakya aka kautilya, kautilya and his arthashastra draws out the essential arguments from his arthashastra, one of the.
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The book was discovered by shamasastri in 1909 who also translated and introduced it to the public. This arthasastra is made as a compendium of almost all the arthasastras, which, in view of acquisition and maintenance of the earth, have been composed by ancient teachers. It includes books on the nature of government, law, civil and criminal court. Arthashastrabook viii wikisource, the free online library. She navigates and integrates the foundational indic text and tradition seamlessly with various disciplines. The arthashastra of kautilya is one of the most impressive books that i have read in the recent years. Kautilya is the author of arthashastra the book on government art. Even though the table of contents contains fifteen books, the last two are missing. This book has nothing to do with kautilya original arthashastra, is just a number of selected quotes picked for marketing purposes. A refreshing piece of work of knowledge production. Chanakya arthashastra pdf in hindi, english, sanskrit. The latter was a scholar at takshashila, the teacher and guardian of emperor chandragupta maurya.
A master stategist who was wellversed in the vedas and adept at creating intrigues and devising political stratagems, kautilya was the man who destroyed the nanda dynasty and installed chandragupta maurya as the king of magadha. The arthashastra and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The arthasastra of kautilya, vol by basak, radhagovinda, tr. However, it is certain that kautilya was the man who. He joined the indian foreign service in 1956 and has been an ambassador to several countries such as greece, sudan, norway, tunisia and iceland. An extraordinary detailed manual on statecraft and the science of living by one of classical indias greatest minds. Have anyone read arthashastra book by kautilyachanikya. Jul 20, 2019 thus ends chapter xx, personal safety in book i, concerning discipline of the arthasastra of kautilya. When calamities happen together, the form of consideration should be whether it is easier to take an offensive or defensive attitude. Jan 19, 2017 kautilya s arthashastra is the oldest book on management available to the world.
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