[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) › c5.s2.t2.1 # The Mauryan Polity c5.s2.t2.1 The Mauryan Polity c5.s2.t2.1 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s2.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c5.s2.t2.1) The following is another argument. “The metre of the ślokas (300 in number) in the \*Arthaśāstra\* is far more classical in type than that of the \*Rāmāyaṇa\* itself, and it contains correct Triṣṭubh stanzas in regular metre which is clear proof of comparatively recent date. . . . This fact, coupled with the fact that the language is not markedly archaic, suggests that we cannot look for a very early date for the work.”³ This leads us to examine the philological data which find mention in the work.⁴ - [Previous: c5.s2.t1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c5.s2.t1.9) - [Next: c5.s2.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c5.s2.t2.2) - [Up: c5.s2.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c5.s2.t2) ## Cites (2) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c5.s2.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c5.s2.t2.1) · Pramāṇa