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Book V
Political Concepts in Ancient India
-Secret assassinations, means of in-
creasing the royal coffer, payment of
officials, etc.
Book VI -Nature and function of the seven ele-
ments of the state; the circle of allied
and enemy Kings.
Book VII -The six modes of foreign policy.
Book VIII-The probable calamities of the State.
Book IX-Problems connected with aggression.
Book X-The art and organisation of war.
Book XI -Policy towards the Samgha-republics.
Book XII-Policy towards the weaker foreign Kings.
Book XIII-Means of occupying the enemy fort.
Book XIV-Application of poison and other secret
elements to harm the enemy, wonderful
and delusive contrivances, application
of medicine and charms, remedies
against the injuries of the own army.
Book XV-Paragraphical divisions of the treatise
and explanation of the methodology
of the treatment of the subject.
The style of the composition of this most com-
prehensive technical work on politics is somewhat
similar to the works of Apastamba, Baudhayana
and other Sutra writers. In the concluding verse
of the Arthasastra, the author says that he has
composed his own Sutras and commentary. The
Sutras, meant by him are probably the enigmatical
titles or the initial lines of each chapter, the text
of the chapters being the commentary on the res-
pective titles, or the initial lines." There are cer-
11. Shamasastry, Arthasastra, Translation, Introduction,
p. xx.
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Book V
Political Concepts in Ancient India
-Secret assassinations, means of in-
creasing the royal coffer, payment of
officials, etc.
Book VI -Nature and function of the seven ele-
ments of the state; the circle of allied
and enemy Kings.
Book VII -The six modes of foreign policy.
Book VIII-The probable calamities of the State.
Book IX-Problems connected with aggression.
Book X-The art and organisation of war.
Book XI -Policy towards the Samgha-republics.
Book XII-Policy towards the weaker foreign Kings.
Book XIII-Means of occupying the enemy fort.
Book XIV-Application of poison and other secret
elements to harm the enemy, wonderful
and delusive contrivances, application
of medicine and charms, remedies
against the injuries of the own army.
Book XV-Paragraphical divisions of the treatise
and explanation of the methodology
of the treatment of the subject.
The style of the composition of this most com-
prehensive technical work on politics is somewhat
similar to the works of Apastamba, Baudhayana
and other Sutra writers. In the concluding verse
of the Arthasastra, the author says that he has
composed his own Sutras and commentary. The
Sutras, meant by him are probably the enigmatical
titles or the initial lines of each chapter, the text
of the chapters being the commentary on the res-
pective titles, or the initial lines." There are cer-
11. Shamasastry, Arthasastra, Translation, Introduction,
p. xx.
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN