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 68 BALEBISHNA Nikaor and go possession of the Maghada by the help of this ehatra as we with economics few traces of .now proper is missing, the science and scattered here and o this admirable book the present work was Kingdom Arch-Minister. In his possess it, the portion but we art of ery there. In the it is most plainly stated thai based upon the economic dealing find a economics introduction treatises of many preceding preceptors. In fact, Chanakya alludes to his 'predecessors no less than one hundred and fourteen times, and amongst others he mentions the names of sixteen scholars such as Manu, Parashara, Pishuna, Bahudanti-putra, Katyayana, Brihaspati, Bharadwaja, Kampadanta, Dirghacharayana, Kinajalka, Ushanas, Vishalaksha, Vatvyadhi, Kaninaka- Bharadwaja, Ghotamukha, son of Pishuna (pp. 16, 81, 87, 71, 225, 814, English Translation). It is therefore evident that the quest for the laws of wealth and the attempt to embody the results in systematic treatises originated with the great law- giver Manu. The work once stared by various scholars in different ages of the most distinguished alone must mentioned by Kautilya. was taken up and te names have been (1) defined cattle-rearing and that it enables The Bope of Vartta In the celebrated work of Kautilya Vartta is as "the science which deals with agriculture, commerce. It is most useful in its student o command the labor of others or grains, cattle, gold, etc., the products o! wealth treasury that the labor of others. nd o-zoeh, It is and he army obtained king In short, vartta deals with by means of the solely through vara can hold under his control both his and his enemy's pay."