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Palitical Concepts in Ancient India
cive authority (Danda). In other words, Dan-
danīti consists of the principles (nīti) of the said
coercive authority (Danda). Cf. tasya nitir
dandanītiḥ (AS' I. 4.)
(4) According to Amara, it is same as Arthasā
stra (q.v.).
(5) Thus Daṇḍanīti means the science of politics
or polity. Cf. Raghu Vamsa, XVIII. 46 etc.
(6) U. N. Ghoshal suggests that in Kautilya's
Arthaśāstra a distinction is maintained between
Dandanīti and Arthasastra. 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 Dandaniti is defined as comprising only
policy and impolicy. Hence according to the
earlier conceptions of these terms, Dandanīti
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'. Non-mention of Arthaśāstra as a Vidyā
by Kautilya rather suggests that he wants to
mean Arthaśāstra by the term Dandanīti itself.
(8) 'prithivyā lābhapālanopāyaḥ śāstram arthā-
śāstram (AS' XV. 1).-This definition of Arthasā-
stra compared with the description of Dandanīti
as 'alabdhalābhārthā, labdhapariraksaṇī, vṛddh-
asya tīrtheṣu pratipādanī ca' seems to suggest an
identity of the two,
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Palitical Concepts in Ancient India
cive authority (Danda). In other words, Dan-
danīti consists of the principles (nīti) of the said
coercive authority (Danda). Cf. tasya nitir
dandanītiḥ (AS' I. 4.)
(4) According to Amara, it is same as Arthasā
stra (q.v.).
(5) Thus Daṇḍanīti means the science of politics
or polity. Cf. Raghu Vamsa, XVIII. 46 etc.
(6) U. N. Ghoshal suggests that in Kautilya's
Arthaśāstra a distinction is maintained between
Dandanīti and Arthasastra. 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 Dandaniti is defined as comprising only
policy and impolicy. Hence according to the
earlier conceptions of these terms, Dandanīti
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'. Non-mention of Arthaśāstra as a Vidyā
by Kautilya rather suggests that he wants to
mean Arthaśāstra by the term Dandanīti itself.
(8) 'prithivyā lābhapālanopāyaḥ śāstram arthā-
śāstram (AS' XV. 1).-This definition of Arthasā-
stra compared with the description of Dandanīti
as 'alabdhalābhārthā, labdhapariraksaṇī, vṛddh-
asya tīrtheṣu pratipādanī ca' seems to suggest an
identity of the two,
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