[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Mauryan Polity](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932) › c12.17 # The Mauryan Polity c12.17 The Mauryan Polity c12.17 - **Language:** English ### [c12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.17) (3) Another argument is that the contents of the \*Arthaśāstra\* do not justify the assumption that it is the work of a statesman but only of a Pandit.² - [Previous: c12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.16) - [Next: c12.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.18) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.17) · Pramāṇa