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CĀŅAKYA-RĀJA-NĪTI
stated above, would normally be included in a treatise
on raja-niti. This new collection of maxims attributed
to Cāṇakya is not an attempt to prepare an ur-text.
of Kautilya's Arthaśāstra in a versified form, but a.
compilation of Canakya's maxims and aphorisms.
dealing with rāja-nīti, arranged in a logical order
according to subject matter. The preparation of such
a text seems to be quite important, since these verses
were undoubtedly, rightly or wrongly, attributed in
texts and tradition to Cāṇakya-Kautilya.
After having quoted the introductory stanzas (1-4).
which show the raja-niti character of the various.
collections of Cāṇakya maxims,¹ those maxims which.
could be grouped into one of the following chapters.
are included: king's duties and qualities; king's.
friends and enemies; war, peace, alliances and
stratagem to be used by the king; king's officials; and
king's subjects. Other maxims of a raja-niti character
which could not be included in one of these chapters
are grouped at the end in the chapter called Varia'.
In the first sub-division the main duties and
qualities of the king (5-18) (they are familiar to the
leading Dharma- and Artha-śāstra-s), maxims dealing
with the duty of the king to rule in accordance with
dharma, to protect the subjects, and the main virtues.
of the king are quoted.
C
1 Introductory stanzas of a more general character have been.
omitted.
CĀŅAKYA-RĀJA-NĪTI
stated above, would normally be included in a treatise
on raja-niti. This new collection of maxims attributed
to Cāṇakya is not an attempt to prepare an ur-text.
of Kautilya's Arthaśāstra in a versified form, but a.
compilation of Canakya's maxims and aphorisms.
dealing with rāja-nīti, arranged in a logical order
according to subject matter. The preparation of such
a text seems to be quite important, since these verses
were undoubtedly, rightly or wrongly, attributed in
texts and tradition to Cāṇakya-Kautilya.
After having quoted the introductory stanzas (1-4).
which show the raja-niti character of the various.
collections of Cāṇakya maxims,¹ those maxims which.
could be grouped into one of the following chapters.
are included: king's duties and qualities; king's.
friends and enemies; war, peace, alliances and
stratagem to be used by the king; king's officials; and
king's subjects. Other maxims of a raja-niti character
which could not be included in one of these chapters
are grouped at the end in the chapter called Varia'.
In the first sub-division the main duties and
qualities of the king (5-18) (they are familiar to the
leading Dharma- and Artha-śāstra-s), maxims dealing
with the duty of the king to rule in accordance with
dharma, to protect the subjects, and the main virtues.
of the king are quoted.
C
1 Introductory stanzas of a more general character have been.
omitted.