[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) › c8.9 # Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c8.9 Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c8.9 - **Language:** English ### [c8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c8.9) The exact devices that were employed for catching the elephants are not described in the Arthaśāstra, but an extract from Megasthenes bearing on this point is worth quoting. It runs as follows:— - [Previous: c8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c8.8) - [Next: c8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c8.10) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.law-1914.c8.9) · Pramāṇa