The book, released Saturday, includes references to Sanskrit terms such as ‘grahan’ for eclipse, mentions Arthashastra by Kautilya, and also highlights the launch of the government’s Nasha ...

Legal procedure The first detailed account of legal procedure, known in Sanskrit as vyavahara, is found in Kautilya’s Arthashastra.However, it does not directly designate a person or institution ...

Kautilya’s pragmatism is perhaps the most known aspect of his writings. “Arthashastra” is long review of advice for kings, and some is cynically honest.

The Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 65, No. 1 (Jan.-March, 2004), pp. 55-76 (22 pages) In the last book of Kautilya's Arthashastra. Kautilya had discussed the methodology of composition of ...