The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c14.s9.t1.28

c14.s9.t1.28

Students of politics in the technical sense (i.e. *arthaśāstra* as contrasted with *dharmaśāstra*) will have to note that in chapters V. and XV. Chaṇḍeśvara uses the category *arthaśāstra*. *Nīti* and *Nītikalpataru* as the names of a literary work are known to him. And *Rājanīti* of course is the title of his own book. *Rājanīti-Kāmadhenu* is mentined by him. It appears that he knows of treatises on *rājanīti* by Nārada and Harītā. These should appear to be different from the *smriti* or *dharmaśāstra* works by the same authors. Śukra is mentioned by him once in a group, namely, Maya, Maitra, Viśālākṣa, Manu, Brihaspati and Śukra. On another occasion Śukra is referred to as an author of *Rājanīti*. Finally, the book *Śukranīti* is quoted by Chaṇḍeśvara twice. But that book is not the one used by the present author.