Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c7.9
Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c7.9
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c7.9
The afternoons he is to devote to the study of History including (1) *Purāṇa* (2) *Itivṛitta* (past history) such as *Rāmāyaṇa* and *Mahābhārata* (3) *Ākhyāyikā* (tales of Gods and great men) (4) *Udāharaṇa* (anecdotes and biographies, or, according to one commentator, *Nyāya*, *Mīmāṁsā*, and *Upan-yāsa-śāstra* or works of fiction) (5) *Dharma-Śāstra*, Law-books like Manu and (6) *Artha-śāstra*.
Linked texts (4)
- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit