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This text is divided into 15 books:Ġ2 The Duties of Government Superintendents Kangle defines Arthashastra as “science of politics,” a treatise to help a king in “the acquisition and protection of the earth”. Other important works of Chanakya are ‘Chanakya Sutras’ and ‘Chanakya Niti Darpanam’. The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military trategy authored by Chanakya (350-283 BCE).Ĭhanakya, also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, was an adviser and a prime minister to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta, and architect of his rise to power.