Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c6.5

c6.5

² On the date, style, etc., of the Mahābhārata see Hopkins, the Great Epic of India. D. R. Bhandarkar, Ghoshal and others have attempted to detach what they call the earlier Arthaśāstras from the rest of the political chapters in the Śānti-parva but in the absence of the certainty of dates, the attempts are fraught with danger.