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Political Concepts in not politics as such. Kauṭilya says that
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not politics as such. Kautilya says that
rtha means avocations of men; the word
also means the land filled with men. Hence,
the term Artha means avocations of menśāstra means the science,
which deals with the acquisition and
protection or governance of the land in-
habited by the people. manuṣyāṇaṁ vṛttirarthaḥ. manuṣyavatī bhūmi-rarthaḥ; the word
also means the land filled with men. Hence,
the term Arthaśāstra means the science,
which deals with the acquisition and
protection or governance of the land in-
people.¹
 
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tasyah pṛthivyā lābited by the
 
(3) According to Shapālanopāyah s'ukranītisāra (IV. 5. 56)
Arthaśāstra discusses instructions about
the government as well as the acquisition
of wealth.
 
(4) Kautilya uses the term Daṇḍanīti also in
the sense of Arthasastra. cf. anviksikitrayi
vārtā daṇḍanītiśceti vidyāḥāstram arthas'āstram iti. (AS' I
XV. 1) etc.
 
. The variant reading manuṣyavatī bhūmiritiyarthah (AS'
Basak, Vol. II. p. 159) is not suitable. Kauṭilya also applies the
term Arthas'āstra to all the earlier treaties on politics. Cf.
pṛthivyā lābhe pālane ca yāvantyarthas'āstrāṇi pūrvācāryaih
prasthāpitāni (AS' the first sentence).
(3) According to S'ukranītisāra (IV. 5. 56)
Arthaśāstra discusses instructions about
the government as well as the acquisition
of wealth.
(4) Kauṭilya uses the term Daṇḍanīti also in
the sense of Arthasastra. cf. ānvīkṣikītrayī
vārtā daṇḍanītiśceti vidyāḥ (AS' I. 1) etc.
(5) In Dandṇḍin's Das'akumāracrita, the science

of politics is called Dandanītī cf. adhişva
ṇḍanītī cf. adhīṣva
tāvaddaṇḍanītim. iyamidānimācaryaviṣṇu-

guptena mauryarthe sadārthe ṣaḍbhiḥ sṣlokasahasraiḥ
sam
saṁkṣiptā. (BK. I.)
 

(6) In Mudrārāksasa of Visakhadatta the

term Arthas'aāstra itself is used. Cf... iha

khalvarthasastrakārā strividhāṁ siddhimu-
par
paṛāvanayanti, (Act. III).
 

(7) In Amarakoşṣa, Dandṇḍanīti is given as a

synonym of Arthas'āstra. Cf. ānvikşṣīkī danṇ-
1. manuşyāṇaṁ vrttirarthaḥ. manuşyavati bhumi-rarthaḥ;
tasyah prthivyā läbhapalanopayah s'astram arthas astram iti. (AS'
XV. 1). The variant reading manusyavati bhūmiritiyarthah (AS'
Basak, Vol. II. p. 159) is not suitable. Kautilya also applies the
term Arthas'āstra to all the earlier treaties on politics. Cf.
prthivyā lābhe palane ca yāvantyarthas'āstrāṇi pūrvācāryaih
prasthapitāni (AS' the first sentence).
 
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