kautilya's views on origin and nature of state in arthasastra - Ijccr.com
kautilya's views on origin and nature of state in arthasastra - Ijccr.com
kautilya's views on origin and nature of state in arthasastra - Ijccr.com
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VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1 JANUARY 2012<br />
ready to face <strong>in</strong>ternal as well as external dangers. At best, the Mauryan Prime M<strong>in</strong>ister could<br />
trace the <strong>orig<strong>in</strong></strong> <strong>of</strong> Mauryan State to the misdeeds <strong>of</strong> the N<strong>and</strong>a. Though he described <strong>in</strong><br />
detailed the formati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> villages <strong>and</strong> the different aspects <strong>of</strong> the village <strong>and</strong> town life yet there is<br />
no reference to the <strong>orig<strong>in</strong></strong> or evoluti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>in</strong> Kautilya. 4<br />
For underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g the Indian political th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g there are two major sources<br />
(a)<br />
Human be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> the other is<br />
(b)<br />
His thoughts<br />
One <strong>of</strong> them <strong>of</strong> Mahatma Buddha <strong>and</strong> the later is Kautilya. But both have the opposite<br />
th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g as Buddha is c<strong>on</strong>sidered Idealism <strong>and</strong> Kautilya Pragmatic. Because <strong>of</strong> this merit he<br />
(Kautilya) has a specific place <strong>in</strong> India th<strong>in</strong>kers. So, Sale tore says that “<strong>of</strong> all the school <strong>of</strong><br />
ancient Indian political thought, the most noteworthy is that <strong>of</strong> Kautilya.” 5<br />
Nature <strong>of</strong> the <strong>state</strong><br />
<strong>state</strong>,<br />
Kautilya had discussed about organism <strong>of</strong> <strong>state</strong>. He c<strong>on</strong>sidered seven organs <strong>of</strong> the<br />
1. Master or k<strong>in</strong>g<br />
2. Amatya or m<strong>in</strong>isters
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