A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c16.2

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Arthaśāstra, early schools and authors of, 68-70 ; antiquity of, 71-72 ; definition of, 72-76 ; its scope and method, 77 and *n*. ; connection of, with monarchic State, 83 *n*. ; general tendency of early Arthaśāstra thought and its importance in the history of political theory, 112-115 ; connection of Arthaśāstra thought with that of the Manusamhitā and the Mahābhārata in respect of the end of the science 166, the category of seven limbs 169, the theory of kingship 180, the position of the Brāhmaṇas 189, the education of the king 190, the rationale of a Civil Service 192, the doctrine of expediency 194, the theory of punishment 195-196, the relation of statecraft to morality 198. Also see under Government, King, Nature, Powers, Punishment, Sciences, Subjects, etc.