Brihaspati sutra, or, The science of politics according to the school of Brihaspati

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BRIHASPATI SUTRA
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THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL
OF BRIHASPATI
EDITSD WITH
AN INTRODUCTION AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION
BY
THOMAS,
Dr. F. W. M. A.,
LlBRAEIAN, IkDIA OfPJCE LiBEART, LqNDOK.
THE DEVANAGARI TEXT
PEEPAEED PEOM
ROMAN
HIS EDITION (IN SCRIPT),
WITH
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AND INDEXES
BY
bhagavad
datta,
Pt. b. a.,
Professor of Sanskrit ftnd Saperintendent, Research Department,
D, A. V, College, Lahore,
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INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
ANLTQUITY OF ARYAN
POLITY.
1.
The Artliashastras have been in existence in
Avyavartaas a saparate literature from very early times.
The superiority of Dbarniashastras over Arthshastras
is referred to in the Smriti ascribed to Y4juavalk(ja hi
the following sbloka:—
The same is said in the Bharishf/a Purdna as
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quoted in the Apararka
Ndrada
Smriti also remarks in the same way
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In his well-known Aithashastra, luHitilm not later
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than 3rd century B, C.) says that a literature bearing
this title was extant in his days, and that he compiled
his treatise after seeing the works of his predecessors.
His words are
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Not only Kautilya, but also works anterior to him
refer to this literature. In Caranavi/uha the forty-ninth
Parishishta of the Atharvaveda we read:
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This second view that the Arthashastra is the
Upaveda of Rigveda is held in the Caranaryvha ascribed
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It is clear then that Arthashastra claims a great
antiquity in the history of Sanskrit literature.
BRIHASPATI AND HIS AETHASHASTEA.
II.
Pancatantra textits simplicior 12th century a.d.
(
according to Dr. J. Hertel) has a reference to a niti
maxim
of Brihaspati.
Bhoja in his Yuktikalpataru (Ilth century A. D.)
while refering to the niti literature says :
^Compare with this the teaching of Mahabharata:-