The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c11.s1.t37.7

c11.s1.t37.7

In *L'Inde aux temps des Mauryas* etc. De la Vallée Poussin considers Jacobi's interpretation of the *Arthaśāstra* to be "extravagant" and Meyer's introduction to his German translation to be "deceptive". Evidently he accepts the arguments of Stein regarding the alleged discrepancies between Megasthenes and Kauṭalya. In his judgment the best study is that of Keith who "has destroyed the thesis of Jacobi".