The Arthashastra

The Arthashastra is an influential Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, strategy and policy, written by Kautilya (also known as Chanakya or Vishnugupta).

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Lecture 2: The Mahakavya of the Mahabharata
- I tried to understand why Duryodhana was always so opposed to Yudhishthira as the rightful heir. Who was the rightful heir? The Arthashastra says this about the rules of heirdom: