![]() This is what is called religious allurement.Ī commander of the army, dismissed from service for receiving condemnable things (asatpragraha) may, through the agency of spies under the guise of friend, incite each minister to murder the king in view of acquiring immense wealth, each minister being asked "this attempt is to the liking of all of us what dost thou think?" If any one or all of the ministers refuse to acquiesce in such a measure, he or they shall be considered pure. Then the dismissed priest shall, through the medium of spies under the guise of class-mates (satri), instigate each minister one after another, saying on oath "this king is unrighteous well let us set up in his place another king who is righteous, or who is born of the same family as of this king, or who is kept imprisoned, or a neighbouring king of his family and of self-sufficiency (ekapragraha), or a wild chief (atavika), or an upstar (aupapadika) this attempt is to the liking of all of us what dost thou think ?" The king shall dismiss a priest who, when ordered, refuses to teach the Vedas to an outcaste person or to officiate in a sacrificial performance (apparently) undertaken by an outcaste person (ayajya). I am mentioning the text from Arthashastra, in as easy language as possible.Ĭhanakya says -> " ASSISTED by his prime minister (mantri) and his high priest, the king shall, by offering temptations, examine the character of ministers (amatya) appointed in government departments of ordinary nature." While reading this wonderful text, i came across some interesting information.Ĭhanakya tells the Emperor, the method to ascertain the TRUE character of the ministers of the state, in Chapter-10 of Text-1.īefore first reading i thought it would be boring but as i started to read, it appeared really interesting to me, and then i decided to share it here. Though this text looks like a book on political science. It also focuses on issues of welfare (for instance, redistribution of wealth during a famine) and the collective ethics that hold a society together. The scope is, however, far wider than statecraft, and it offers an outline of the entire legal and bureaucratic framework for administering a kingdom, with a wealth of descriptive cultural detail on topics such as mineralogy, mining and metals, agriculture, animal husbandry, medicine and the use of wildlife. It discusses the ethics of economics and the duties and obligations of a king. It says > Arthashashtra is " a book of political realism, a book analysing how the political world does work and not very often stating how it ought to work, a book that frequently discloses to a king what calculating and sometimes brutal measures he must carry out to preserve the state and the common good."Ĭentrally, it argues how in an autocracy an efficient and solid economy can be managed. I found one particular comment by a scholar interesting. Various scholars have described it in different manner. The text was known till 12th century, when it disappeared. He was the guardian/minister of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Mauryan Empire around 322 BC. The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit, by Chanakya. After reading this, one can well understand the level of thinking of Chanakya. In one of the chapters, Chanakya mentions method to test the character of ministers. Though, i had some thing else to share about him, so thought of posting.Ĭhanakya wrote a treatise - Arthashastra. I wanted to post some thing about the personal life of Chanakya, but that post is under preparation. He was, infact, the original Machiavelli. He played the same role in the unification of Bharat as the one by Bismarck in the unification of Prussia in 19th century. In short i would say - a multi talented person, who played the role of an Empire-builder in the background. Chanakya was a master politician and a known economist. Chandragupta maurya serial characters name tv#The show was re-telecast on Dangal TV in April 2020 amid the nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.As many of you have asked, in the last post, to write something about Chanakya, so here is it is. Chandragupta Maurya is an Indian historical fiction drama series, which was originally aired between 11 March 2011 and 7 April 2012 on Danga TV.
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