[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Polity and Statecraft](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha) › [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) › King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India: Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra # King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India: Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra Translation of [Kautilya's Arthashastra (Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) - **Language:** English - **Date:** 2013 CE - **Translator:** [Patrick Olivelle](https://indike.org/pramana/person/olivelle) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya~en-olivelle](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya~en-olivelle) · Pramāṇa