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the latter only by way of qualifying the
former. traividyebhyastrayīm vidyāt daṇḍanītiṁ ca śāvatīm ānvīk-
ṣikīṁ cātmavidyāṁ vārtārambhaṁs'ca lokatha (Manu Saṁ VII.43).
evam ānvīkṣikyapi tarkavidyā arthas' āstrādikā, ātmavidyā 'dhyā-
tmavidyā vis'eṣaṇa viseṣye vā pade (Medhatithi on above).
(2) In Gautama Dharma Sūtra, XI. 2 it is said to
form the curriculum of studies for the King
along with Trayī (i.e., the three Vedas).
(3) In AS' I. 1 it is one of the four main sciences
(vidyās), while the other three are Trayi,
Vārtā (Economics and Commerce) and
Daṇḍanīti.
(4) Kauṭilya observes that Saṁkhya, Yoga and
Lokāyata philosophies come under the pur-
view of Ānvīkṣikī. sāṁkhyaṁ yogo lokāyataṁ cetyānvīkṣikī. According to Kauṭilya,
Ānvīkṣikī is a lamp to illumine all other
sciences. This analogy and other observa-
tions tend to imply that Kauṭilya under-
stands the meaning of the terms as 'logical
reasonings' or as 'philosophy comprising of
logic and metaphysics'.
(5) Kauṭilya also refers to a view of the school
of Manu according to which Trayī, Vārtā
and Daṇḍanīti are the only three sciences
(Vidyās) and Ānvīkṣikī forms an aspect of
Trayī itself. trayīvis'eṣo hyānvīkṣikīti,
(6) In the context of ancient Indian politics
what is most important is that Ānvīkṣikī
formed a part of the training of princes
and Kings.
former. traividyebhyastrayīm vidyāt daṇḍanītiṁ ca śāvatīm ānvīk-
ṣikīṁ cātmavidyāṁ vārtārambhaṁs'ca lokatha (Manu Saṁ VII.43).
evam ānvīkṣikyapi tarkavidyā arthas' āstrādikā, ātmavidyā 'dhyā-
tmavidyā vis'eṣaṇa viseṣye vā pade (Medhatithi on above).
(2) In Gautama Dharma Sūtra, XI. 2 it is said to
form the curriculum of studies for the King
along with Trayī (i.e., the three Vedas).
(3) In AS' I. 1 it is one of the four main sciences
(vidyās), while the other three are Trayi,
Vārtā (Economics and Commerce) and
Daṇḍanīti.
(4) Kauṭilya observes that Saṁkhya, Yoga and
Lokāyata philosophies come under the pur-
view of Ānvīkṣikī. sāṁkhyaṁ yogo lokāyataṁ cetyānvīkṣikī. According to Kauṭilya,
Ānvīkṣikī is a lamp to illumine all other
sciences. This analogy and other observa-
tions tend to imply that Kauṭilya under-
stands the meaning of the terms as 'logical
reasonings' or as 'philosophy comprising of
logic and metaphysics'.
(5) Kauṭilya also refers to a view of the school
of Manu according to which Trayī, Vārtā
and Daṇḍanīti are the only three sciences
(Vidyās) and Ānvīkṣikī forms an aspect of
Trayī itself. trayīvis'eṣo hyānvīkṣikīti,
(6) In the context of ancient Indian politics
what is most important is that Ānvīkṣikī
formed a part of the training of princes
and Kings.