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 />
3. Janpad or country<br />
4. Durg or fort<br />
5. Kosh or treasury<br />
6. Punishments<br />
7. Friend<br />
This organism was known as Kautilya’s pr<strong>in</strong>ciple for <strong>nature</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>state</strong>. He made it by<br />
<strong>in</strong>spir<strong>in</strong>g the Holy books like the Mahabharta. Here Dr. Shamasastry has said about Kautilya’s<br />
view for <strong>nature</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>state</strong> that each sovereign <strong>state</strong> must c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> seven members (angs), such as<br />
the k<strong>in</strong>g, the m<strong>in</strong>ister, the country, the fort, the treasury, the army <strong>and</strong> the friend. 6<br />
Types <strong>of</strong> State<br />
At the time <strong>of</strong> Kautilya there were some types <strong>of</strong> <strong>state</strong>, which are this follow<strong>in</strong>g way;<br />
State : Such <strong>state</strong> <strong>in</strong> which the rule was based <strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>flict. Kautilya says that this c<strong>on</strong>flict is<br />
natural because <strong>of</strong> heredity. In this two pers<strong>on</strong>s might be two brothers or the father <strong>and</strong> the s<strong>on</strong>.<br />
He suggested that the problem could be solved by the m<strong>in</strong>ister’s suggesti<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Vairajya : Such type <strong>of</strong> <strong>state</strong> was not appropriate for people, because <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong> such c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s a<br />
k<strong>in</strong>g could exploit the people by rul<strong>in</strong>g <strong>on</strong> them. 7
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