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 should ever be study of r". sad the from widely different All the pecedJng references books such as the Arthhss the Sukra-niti, Niti-sars o! Ksdaks, the Laws of Manu, the Bhagavats identical in sphere of covered the and the Devi Puruas are almost as well as language regarding the In fact, the domain of vartta ground as the economic duties of law books Vaishyas have spirit Bamo Vaishyas. Hindu live by lending trade, money agriculture, and cattle-rearing, at interest has been added been enjoined to while Vaishya's occupations by a few jurists. The tee and Obj'eot of A rthashastra The domain of different from that of be evident from the whose epoch-making Arthashastra vartta. significant work is the that has come down to us. was Its real words only undoubtedly sphere will of 0hauakya Arthashastra "The subsistence of mankind is termed artlug, earth which contains mankind is also termed artha, that salenee which treats of the (economic and political) earth is and Economics ". The author then means he of acquiring and maintaining the Arthashastra--the science of Polity proceeds to canoe and object of his own work "This Arthashastra, or Science f made as a compendium of all those which, as a guidance to ldngs in maintaining the earth, have been written by show the sisuifi- in these words: Polity, has been Arthashastras acquig and composed and the teachers. Thus this Sastra is guide to acquire and secure this world. In the light of this Sastra only set on foot righteous, economical, one and ancient other can not sestheti-