The Arthashastra and the Edicts of Ashoka are the primary sources of written records of Mauryan times.

There is indeed a striking resemblance between the methods advocated by Ravana's minister, Malayavana and the policies suggested by Kautilya in the Arthashastra.

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?

* 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.

In Arthashastra, Chanakya developed a viewpoint which recalls both the Legalists and Niccolò Machiavelli.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Kalidasa is indebted to Kautilya's Arthashastra for material in the Raghuvamsa.

* 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 use of prikritic vata ( Sanskrit varta ) appellation by the Aśvakas in their coins reminds one of the Varta. shastr. opajivin descriptions of the Kambojas as attested by Kautiliya in his Arthashastra.

The " Rajamandala " ( or " Raja-mandala "; circle of states ) was formulated by the Indian author Kautilya in his work on politics, the Arthashastra ( written between 4th century BC and 2nd century AD ).

* Arthashastra, an ancient Indian text with many similarities.

Indian tribals were also part of royal armies in the Ramayana and in the Arthashastra.

Indian texts like Markandeya Purana, Vishnu Dharmottari Agni Purana, Garuda Purana, Arthashastra of Barhaspatya and Brhatsamhita of Vrahamihira attest Kamboja references in south-western and southern India.

# Ancient Indian literature such as the Vedas, Jataka stories, and the Arthashastra

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 ".

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

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

It therefore has a practical orientation, similar to that of Arthashastra, the tradition of texts on politics and government.

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

The Kamboja peoples are referenced in numerous ancient Sanskrit and Pali texts including Sama Veda, Atharvaveda, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas, Kautiliya's Arthashastra, Yasaka's Nirukata, Buddhist Jatakas, Jaina Canons, ancient grammar books and plays etc.

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.

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

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

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.