The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c11.s1.t2.2

c11.s1.t2.2

The *Tantrākhyāyika* uses the *Arthaśāstra* very often. According to Hertel the latter must be older than 200 B.C., the date assigned by him to the former. It should be observed, however, that, as usual in regard to other works, the suggested date for the *Tantrākhyāyika* is open to question.