Arthasastra is an ancient indian sanskrit treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy. End of sciences, concerning discipline, arthashastra end of sciences is the second chapter of book i of arthashastra which mainly includes the description of three sources of life forms derived from vedas and the application of vedas in daily life. This years 20 army war college included readings from kautilyas arthashastra, and it provides a very interesting break from the sun tzu, clausewitz and jomini routine. He authored chanakya neeti, and arthashastra a political treatise.
Kautilya, the machiavelli of india education today news. It includes books on the nature of government, law, civil and criminal court systems, ethics, economics, markets and. The english translation of arthashastra, which ascribes itself to the famous brahman kautilya also named vishnugupta and chanakya and. The book was discovered by shamasastri in 1909 who also translated and introduced it to the public. There is a controversy regarding the date of arthashastra. Smith and others believed that it was written by chanakya, the prime minister of chandragupta maurya. Concerning discipline, book i of arthashastra, mainly deals with the discipline of life, towards life formation, the role of responsibility towards the new members of the family as well as the society. End of sciences, concerning discipline, arthashastra. Kautilyas arthashastra is divided into 15 books may be considered as volume with several parts of each book. Kautilyas arthashastra 3 book i, concerning discipline chapter i. Arthashastra is an excellent treatise on statecraft, economic policy and. I concerning discipline ii the duties of government superintendents iii concerning law iv the. Kautilyas arthashastra is an excellent treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy.
Arthashastrabook i wikisource, the free online library. Table of contentsbook i, concerning disciplinebook ii,the. Thus ends chapter xx, personal safety in book i, concerning discipline of the arthasastra of kautilya. Buy kautilyas arthashastra book online at low prices in india. This book reveals a very interesting cultural look into early india, and is a great framework for examining the underpinnings of a society quite different by todays norms. It includes books on the nature of government, law, civil and criminal court systems, ethics, economics, markets and trade, the methods for. With this, the book i, concerning discipline of the arthasastra of kautilya, has ended. I concerning discipline ii the duties of government superintendents iii concerning law iv the removal of thorns v the conduct of courtiers vi the source of sovereign. Kautilyas arthashastra telugu kautilya on free shipping on qualifying offers. Thus ends chapter ii, determination of the place of anvikshaki among sciences in book i, concerning discipline of the arthasastra of kautilya. 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. In general arthashastra along with its fifteen books lays down the basic discipline with which an ideal society is to live and exist.
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