Jaico Publishing House 1 edition Language: This translation is from Weber: It is power and power alone which, only when exercised by the king with impartiality and in proportion to guilt either over his son or his enemy, maintains both this world and the next.īook 1 and Book 2 of the text discusses how the crown prince should be trained and how the king himself should continue learning, selecting his key Mantri ministersofficials, administration, staffing of the court personnel, magistrates and judges. The chapter 2 of Book 3 of Arthashastra legally recognizes eight types chanqkya marriage.
He emphasized State control and investment in land, water and mining. The Raja-rishi has self-control and does not fall for the temptations of the senses, he learns continuously and cultivates his thoughts, he avoids false and flattering advisors and instead associates with the true and accomplished elders, he is genuinely promoting the security and welfare of his people, he enriches and empowers his people, he practices ahimsa non-violence against all living beingshe lives a simple life and avoids harmful people or activities, he keeps away from another’s wife nor craves for other people’s property. Discount Buy More, Save More! Societies and Military Power: Kautilya was a famous ancient Indian statesman and philosopher. War is inherently unpredictable.įrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The First Great Political Realist: Then Sadgunya six forms of non-war pressure. The ancient Sanskrit text opens, in chapter 2 of Book 1 the first chapter is table of contentsby acknowledging that there are a number of extant schools with different theories on proper and necessary number of fields of knowledge, and asserts they all agree that the science of government is one of those fields. He suggested built-in checks and balances in systems and procedures for the containment of malpractices. Index of politics articles Politics by country Politics by subdivision Political economy Political history Political history of the world Political philosophy. Now in Telugu Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, is India’s. Kautilya’s Arthashastra (Telugu) on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. People call him also as Koutilya because he. Chandra Guptha who was ignored from Nanda dynasty became king with the help of Chanakya genius thoughts.