* Chanakya ( c. 350-c. 275 BCE ), author of Arthashastra, professor ( acharya ) of political science at the Takshashila University

The Manu Smriti ( 10. 63 ), Chanakya ’ s Arthashastra ( 1. 3. 13 ) and the Vasishtha Dharmasutra ( 4. 4 ) point out that ahimsa is a duty for all the four classes ( Varnas ) of society.

Chanakya ( c. 350 – 283 BC ) wrote about assassinations in detail in his political treatise Arthashastra.

Chanakya wrote the Arthashastra around 300BC in which various strategies, techniques and management theories were written which gives an account on the management of empires, economy and family.

Chanakya wrote the Arthashastra, a treatise on political thought, economics and social order.

Logic is described by Chanakya ( c. 350-283 BCE ) in his Arthashastra as an independent field of inquiry anviksiki.

Chanakya wrote, in the 4th century B. C., in his book Arthashastra:

Arthashastra of Chanakya ( Kautilya ), Vyasa has an interesting entry.

The Arthashastra, attributed to the Mauryan minister Chanakya, is one of the early Indian texts devoted to political philosophy.

The famous treatise Arthashastra ( Sanskrit for The knowledge of Economics ) by Chanakya, is said to have been composed in Takshashila itself.

* Chanakya, Arthashastra ISBN 0-14-044603-6

Chanakya wrote the Arthashastra, which covered various topics on ancient Indian warfare in great detail, including various techniques and strategies relating to war.

Logic is described by Chanakya ( c. 350-283 BCE ) in his Arthashastra as an independent field of inquiry anviksiki.

The name Lokāyata can be traced to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which refers to three ānvīkṣikīs ( logical philosophies ) — Yoga, Samkhya and Lokāyata.

The book of laws, the Manusmriti, and the treatise on statecraft the Arthashastra were among the influential works of this era which reflect the outlook and understanding of the world at the time.

The Arthashastra ( IAST: Arthaśāstra ) is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy which identifies its author by the names ' Kautilya ' and '', both names that are traditionally identified with

Mercury, which was so vital to alchemy everywhere, is first mentioned in the 4th to 3rd century BC Arthashastra, about the same time it is encountered in China and in the West.

The modern Kamboj are still found living chiefly by agriculture, business and military service which were the chief professions followed by their Kamboja ancestors some 2500 years ago as powerfully attested by Arthashastra and Brihat Samhita.

Each of the four canonical puruṣārthas was subjected to a process of examination and elaboration which produced several key works in the history of Indian philosophy, including the Kamasutra of Vātsyāyana ( treating kāma, particularly as " sexual gratification "), the Arthashastra of Kauṭilya ( treating artha as " material pursuits "), the Dharmaśāstras of various authors, most notably Manu ( treating dharma as " religious, social and personal ethics ") and the principle sūtras of the six orthodox schools of philosophy or darśanas, all of which are principally concerned with the attainment of mokṣa, often referred to as the parama-puruṣārtha or " chief end of human life ".

How could the Kambojas who otherwise find so prominent a mention ( 1 ) as independent rulers of a great Mahajanapada per Buddhist texts of 500 BCE ; 2 ) as a very salient Kshatriya tribe in Pāṇini's Ashtadhyayi of 400 BCE ; ( 3 ) as an important self-ruling people in Arthashastra of Kautiliya (~ 300 BCE )– the prime minister of Chandragupta Maurya which authority also glorifies the war horses of the Kamboja to be the foremost among the best breed of the known horses while making no reference whatsoever to the Gandharas or their horses ; and ( 4 ) lastly but not the least, also being so importantly referred to the Shahbazgarhi and Mansehra Rock Edicts of Asoka (~ 250 BCE ) etc – fell out of limelight so abruptly and becoming virtually extinct so suddenly in the intervening period of Alexander's invasion ( 326 BCE ) just 50 – 60 years anterior to king Asoka's reign unless we equate them to same people as the Aspasioi and Assakenoi of the Greek writings?

However in theological terms, both the Manusamhita and the Arthashastra state that if a husband is impotent, a traitor, an ascetic or an outcast, or missing for a prescribed number of years, the wife take her property (' Stridhan '), leave him without blame and marry again.

* The Arthashastra by Kautiliya, a treatise on statecraft written between the 4th century BCE and the 4th century CE, classifies the Kamboja and Saurashtra kingdoms as one entity, since the same form of politico-economic institutions existed in both republics.

The Arthashastra of Kautilya mentions the construction of dams and bridges.

The Arthashastra, dating from 400 BCE and the Manusmriti, from 100 CE, were influential treatises in India, texts that were considered authoritative legal guidance.

Ancient Kambojas were constituted into military Sanghas and Srenis ( Corporations ) to manage their political and military affairs, as Arthashastra of Kautiliya as well as the Mahabharata amply attest for us.

Political philosophy originates in Ancient India with the Hindu text Manusmṛti, or Laws of Manu and Chanakya's Arthashastra.

However, Lokāyata in Arthashastra, does not stand for materialism because the Arthashastra refers to Lokāyata as a part of Vedic lore.

Many cite Sun Tzu's The Art of War ( 6th century BC ), Thucydides ' History of the Peloponnesian War ( 5th century BC ), Chanakya's Arthashastra ( 4th century BC ), as the inspiration for realist theory, with Hobbes ' Leviathan and Machiavelli's The Prince providing further elaboration.

In the Arthashastra, used for example in Magadha, precise standards were set as to grain production.

* Arthashastra, an ancient Indian text with many similarities.

The city is also mentioned in Kautilya's ( 370 – 283 BC ) Arthashastra.

Chanakya then went further east to Magadha, to seek the help of Dhana Nanda, who ruled the vast Nanda Empire which extended from Bihar and Bengal in the east to Punjab and Sindh in the west, but Dhana Nanda refused to help him.

Chanakya was authored the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthaśāstra, contemporary with the Book of Lord Shang of Shang Yang, due to which he is considered as the pioneer of the field of economics and political science.

Chanakya entered the room the very time she collapsed, and in order to save the child in the womb, he immediately cut open the dead queen's belly and took the baby out, by that time a drop of poison had already reached the baby and touched its head due to which child got a permanent blueish spot ( a " bindu ") on his forehead.

Chanakya entered the room the very time she collapsed, and in order to save the child in the womb, he immediately cut open the dead queen's belly and took the baby out, by that time a drop of poison had already reached the baby and touched its head due to which child got a permanent blueish spot ( a " bindu ") on his forehead.

Sardar Patel Marg marks the Western periphery, while ‘ Chanakya cinema ’ complex, which lies beyond Nehru Park, marks south-west periphery.

Chanakya served as the chief advisor to both Chandragupta and his son Bindusara.

* Chandragupta Maurya captures Magadha: Chandragupta, with the help Chanakya ( Kautilya ), who is also known as the Indian Machiavelli, destroyed the Nanda rulers of Magadha and established the Mauryan empire.

As a result, Shang Yang was called the " Chinese Machiavelli " while Chanakya the " Indian Machiavelli ". However, Chanakya was traditionally also identified as Kautilya or Vishnugupta.

Chanakya is often called the " Indian Machiavelli ", although his works predate Machiavelli's by about 1, 800 years.

* Chanakya, or Kautilya, the master of statecraft, described by Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru as Indian Machiavelli — he was the guru of Chandragupta Maurya and author of the ancient text on statecraft, Arthashashtra.