[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) › c12.39 # The Mauryan Polity c12.39 The Mauryan Polity c12.39 - **Language:** English ### [c12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.39) (5) ‘The very name Kauṭilya—never called Cāṇakya and only once Viṣṇugupta raises great doubts.’ For, Kauṭilya means ‘crookedness’, ‘falsehood’, etc. It is unlikely that a minister should style himself ‘Mr. Crooked’ or ‘Crookedness personified’.⁵ - [Previous: c12.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.38) - [Next: c12.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.40) - [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.c12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c12.39) · Pramāṇa