[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [State and Government in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949) › c8.s2.13 # State and Government in Ancient India c8.s2.13 State and Government in Ancient India c8.s2.13 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s2.13) This conclusion is supported by the data of the \*Arthaśāstra\* of Kauṭilya; for in numerous places² it refers to and discusses the various views of Viśāslāksha, Indra (Bahudanta), Bṛihaspati, Śukra, Manu, Bhāradvāja, Gauraśiras, Parāśara, Piśuna, Kauṇapadanta, Vātavyādhi, Ghoṭamukha, Kātyāyana, Chārāyaṇa and other scholars of the Science of Polity that are referred to in the \*Arthaśāstra\* (Bk. VI chap. 5)². - [Previous: c8.s2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s2.12) - [Next: c8.s2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s2.14) - [Up: c8.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s2) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.altekar-1949.c8.s2.13) · Pramāṇa