Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c3.60
Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c3.60
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The same contention is again supported by the second passage, which refers to practical administration and regulations [शासनाधिकार] which are above scholastic wisdom. Here Kauṭilya claims special merit for his work, for these matters had not been sufficiently handled by previous masters. The personal note of the passage is also unmistakable, for would a mere “school compiler” have thus boasted of laying down regulations for guidance of emperors?