The Arthashastra

by Kauṭalya

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Title Statements

Full title :The Arthashastra / Kautilya ; edited, rearranged, translated, and introduced by L.N. Rangarajan.

Summary

This is "an extraordinary manual on statecraft and the science of living by one of classical India's greatest minds. Kautilya, also known as Chanakya and Vishnugupta, wrote the Arthashastra in the second centrury AD though the date has not been conclusively established. A master strategist who was well-versed 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 contains fifteen books which cover numerous topics that are of relevance even today: revolts and rebellions, structure of the state, consumer protection, salaries of government servnats, property laws, labour laws, criminal investigations, the penal system, prevention of condederacies and oligarchies, the duties of the king, and a complete code of law, among others. Artha, literally wealth, is one of four supreme aims prescribed by Hindu tradition. However, as the Arthashastra reveals, it has a much wider significance, and the material well-being of individuals is just a part of it. A remarkably comprehensive treatise of statecraft, the Arthashastra is testimony to Kautilya's genius and foresight." -- Back cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1987

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Place of Publication:Haryana, India
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1987

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 868 pages : : illustrations, map ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780140446036, 0140446036
oclc:on1099331947
LC Classification:JA84.I4
Dewey Decimal:320.954

Preface -- Introduction -- The Kautilyan state and society -- Part I. Introductory sections -- Part II. The state and its constituent elements -- Part III. The king -- Part IV. The well-organized state -- Part V. Treasury, sources of revenue, accounts and audit -- Part VII. The deparments of the government -- Part VIII. Law and justice -- Part IX. Covert operations -- Part X. Foreign policy -- Part XI. Defence and war.

Subjects

Early works État -- Ouvrages avant 1800 History Inde -- Conditions sociales Inde -- Politique et gouvernement -- Ju… India India -- Politics and government -- To … India -- Social conditions Political science Political science -- Early works to 180… Politics and government Social conditions State, The State, The -- Early works to 1800 To 997