Kautilya's Arthashastra 1.3.8
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 1.3.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.3.8
śūdrasya dvijātiśuśrūṣā vārttā kārukuśīlavakarma ca //
That of a Sudra is the serving of twice-born (dvijati), agriculture, cattle-breeding, and trade (varta), the profession of artizans and court-bards (karukusilavakarma).
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
Discussed in (2)
- History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. — Bag 1997, English
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Biswas & Biswas 1996, English