[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914) › c3.4 # Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c3.4 Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c3.4 - **Language:** English ### [c3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.4) That Kauṭilya and Châṇakya are names of the same person is well known to students of Sanskrit literature. In fact, Châṇakya is known by several names,¹ which are thus enumerated by Hemachandra in his \*Abhidhâ-nachintâmaṇi\*: - [Previous: c3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.3) - [Next: c3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.5) - [Up: c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3) ## Cites (1) - [Abhidhānacintāmaṇi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.kosa.paryaya.jaina.abhidhanacintamani) — Hemacandra, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c3.4) · Pramāṇa