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cive authority (Daṇḍa). In other words, Daṇ-
ḍanīti consists of the principles (nīti) of the said
coercive authority (Daṇḍa). Cf. tasya nītir
daṇdḍanītiḥ (AS'Ś I. 4.)
(4) According to Amara, it is same as Arthaśā
stra (q.v.).
(5) Thus Daṇḍanīti means the science of politics
or polity. Cf. Raghu Vaṁśa, XVIII. 46 etc.
(6) U. N. Ghoshal suggests that in Kauṭilya's
Arthaśāstra a distinction is maintained between
Daṇḍanīti and Arthaśāstra. Arthaśāstra is con-
cerned with the art of government in the widest
sense of the term including central and local
administration, internal and external policy,
civil and criminal laws and the art of warfare.
But Daṇḍanīti is defined as comprising only
policy and impolicy. Hence according to the
earlier conceptions of these terms, Daṇḍanīti
is only a branch of Arthanīti (vide U.N. Ghoshal.⠀
HIPI. p. 83 f.). This authority further main-
tains that 'this distinction is obliterated in fact
as well as in name in the Mahābhārata and later
works.' (Ibid).
(7) In our opinion no such distinction is implied
in the AS'Ś. Non-mention of Arthaśāstra as a Vidyā
by Kauṭilya rather suggests that he wants to
mean Arthaśāstra by the term Daṇḍanīti itself.
(8) 'pṛithivyā lābhapālanopāyaḥ śāstram arthā-
śāstram (AS'Ś XV. 1).--This definition of Arthaśā-
stra compared with the description of Daṇḍanīti
as 'alabdhalābhārthā, labdhaparirakśaṇī, vṛddh-
asya tīrtheṣu pratipādanī ca' seems to suggest an
identity of the two.
ḍanīti consists of the principles (nīti) of the said
coercive authority (Daṇḍa). Cf. tasya nītir
daṇ
(4) According to Amara, it is same as Arthaśā
stra (q.v.).
(5) Thus Daṇḍanīti means the science of politics
or polity. Cf. Raghu Vaṁśa, XVIII. 46 etc.
(6) U. N. Ghoshal suggests that in Kauṭilya's
Arthaśāstra a distinction is maintained between
Daṇḍanīti and Arthaśāstra. Arthaśāstra is con-
cerned with the art of government in the widest
sense of the term including central and local
administration, internal and external policy,
civil and criminal laws and the art of warfare.
But Daṇḍanīti is defined as comprising only
policy and impolicy. Hence according to the
earlier conceptions of these terms, Daṇḍanīti
is only a branch of Arthanīti (vide U.N. Ghoshal.⠀
HIPI. p. 83 f.). This authority further main-
tains that 'this distinction is obliterated in fact
as well as in name in the Mahābhārata and later
works.' (Ibid).
(7) In our opinion no such distinction is implied
in the A
by Kauṭilya rather suggests that he wants to
mean Arthaśāstra by the term Daṇḍanīti itself.
(8) 'pṛithivyā lābhapālanopāyaḥ śāstram arthā-
śāstram (A
stra compared with the description of Daṇḍanīti
as 'alabdhalābhārthā, labdhaparirakśaṇī, vṛddh-
asya tīrtheṣu pratipādanī ca' seems to suggest an
identity of the two.