The arthashastra of kautilya is one of the most impressive books that i have read in the recent years. Shamasastry the arthashastra is an ancient indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military trategy authored by chanakya 350283 bce. The author of arthashastra uses the term gramakuta to describe a village official or chief, which. In fact, he went to the extent of saying that revenue should take priority over the army. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Chanakya arthashastra in english and sanskrit pdf download. Arthasastra of chanakya translated by r shamasastry 01 book 1 ebook. This science has been composed by kautalya, easily understandable, correct in the exposition of truth and in the use of words, and all free from errors.
Mar 03, 2016 i read arthashastra recently and i felt it was more towards administration,government and military strategies rather than a business. Agriculture, cattlebreeding and trade constitute varta. It is most useful in that it brings in grains, cattle, gold, forest produce kupya, and free labour vishti. He has translated kautilyas arthashastra and is also the author of the book commodity conflict. The arthashastra summary the western world generally assumes that ancient indian literature lacked in strategic thinking. The arthashastra is an ancient indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and. The history of india, the brief history life on king shenshah or raja chandar gupth moria also know kotilia chankia, he belongs to janubi asia 321 a. 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. It is by means of the treasury and the army obtained solely through varta that the king can hold under his control both his and his enemys party. Nov 12, 2015 artha shastra by acharya chanakya and urdu translation by shan ul haque haqi, this is free download pdf copy of historical urdu book. By means of conciliation and gifts, the conqueror should secure and enjoy the services of such corporations as are invin.
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The arthashastra insights on statecraft and reflections of ancient indian society by sayem islam this paper investigates the arthashastra and its implications for ancient indian society, as well as the rationale behind the principles underlying the text. It is possible that this designation is a retention from earlier texts and, in the arthashastra, is used only to represent a higher grade for salary and. Not all of the books are classics, so if youre into other genres, this site is a good alternative to others in this list. Kautilyas arthashastra is an excellent treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy. The very fact that chanakya niti sems to have too many versions is evidence of its containing material that evolved over time and has been attributed to the mythical wise man chanakya. The acquisition of the help of corporations is better than the acquisition of an army, a friend, or profits. Artha shastra by acharya chanakya and urdu translation by shan ul haque haqi, this is free download pdf copy of historical urdu book. The arthashastra of kautilya is one of the most impressive books that i have read in the recent.
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