History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.52

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An ancient teacher of arthaśāstra mentioned in Kauṭilīya - Mahābhārata (Śānti 59. 80-85) credits him with compression of vast work of Brahmā on *trivarga* and mentions several of his views - Kāmasūtra speaks of Bṛhaspati as writer on *artha* - peculiar views of Bṛhaspati according to Kauṭiliya - Bṛhaspati also wrote a prose work on vyavahāra and prāyaścitta - probably the authors of the two are different - 700 verses on vyavahāra ascribed to Bṛhaspati are quoted in the Mitākṣarā - this is an independent work composed between 300-500 A. D. - smaller compilations in verse ascribed to Bṛhaspati - Bārhaspatya Arthaśāstra edited by Dr. Thomas is a late work.