This book is a huge work and has fifteen parts, each dealing with some aspects of the art of government. As Kautilya (or Chanakya), was directly concerned with the Mauryan government, his book gives a very valuable information regarding the political condition of India during the Mauryan period arid the Mauryan administration.Īrthashastra is a unique book on the subject of politics and art of government in the literature of ancient India. The Arthasastra by Kautilya is another important source which throws a good deal of light on the Mauryan period. I thank Sri Ganapathi Sastriji and you also for re-establishing the Vision and Visdom of India to publish in this Media.ĭr.Harihara Sreenivasa Rao, Hydrologist, Bangalore.Kautilya (also Chanakya) was the chief adviser of Chandragupta Maurya. After returning to Mysore he searched for the SCHLOR SRI SHAMA SHAYAMA SASTRY and honored him as Asthan Widwan! It is because of this great Schlor The Mahan Kautilya was brought to light of the World Areana. When Vodeyar himself wonder stuck to hear the name of GREAT SCHOLAR Sri Shayama Sastry. Thirdly when Nalwadi Krishna Raja Vodeyar visited Germany it was through this book he was recognized as Indain King belongs to Mysore State. Secondly it was first discovered Sri Shyama Sastry at Mysore Oriental Library. Thank you very much.It helps me in my rehearse work on Hydrology especially on rain gauges, rules and duties to be carried out by the king with respect to building of tanks, taxation on Agricultural products, Rain forecasting, Soil of various categories etc., It is worth here to say that was referred to say that Hitler used to refer every day this great work and implemented most of the rules and regulation in Germany during his tenure.
Source of e-text: DOWNLOAD Arthashastra of Chanakya – EnglishĭOWNLOAD ARTHASASTRA SANSKRIT (SCANNED PDF) This text is divided into 15 books:Ġ2 The Duties of Government Superintendents Kangle defines Arthashastra as “science of politics,” a treatise to help a king in “the acquisition and protection of the earth”. Other important works of Chanakya are ‘Chanakya Sutras’ and ‘Chanakya Niti Darpanam’. The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military trategy authored by Chanakya (350-283 BCE).Ĭhanakya, 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.