arthaśāstra

arthaśāstra n. (-straṃ) The science of polity or moral and political government.

E. artha possession, property, and śāstra institutes of a science.

artha-śāstra (straṃ) 1. n. Ethics, politics.

arthaśāstra n. manual of practical life.

arthaśāstra artha-śāstra, n. treatise on practical
life or policy; -śauca, n. blamelessness
in money matters; -śrī, f. abundance of wealth;
-saṃsiddhi, f. success of a matter; -saṃ-
-graha, m. accumulation of riches; -saṃc-aya,
m. sg. pl. property, wealth; -saṃdeha, m.
doubtful or critical case.

artha—śāstra n. a book treating of practical life (cf. -vidyā above) and political government (cf. -cintana above), MBh. &c.

arthaśāstra

n. (-straṃ) The science of polity or moral and political govern-
ment.

E. artha possession, property, and śāstra institutes of a science.

arthaśāstra (a° + śā°) m. ein dem Nützlichen, dem praktischen Leben gewidmetes Lehrbuch AK. 1, 1, 5, 5. VP. 284. MADHUS. in Ind. St. 1, 13, 14. 22, 7. WEBER, Lit. 239.

arthaśāstra Ind. St. 3, 280. MBH. 1, 646. R. 5, 1, 82.

arthaśāstra n. ein das praktische Leben — , die Politik behandelndes Lehrbuch 210,1,14. Ind. St. 10,165.

arthaśāstra n. Lehrbuch der Praxis.

arthaśāstra na0 arthasya bhūmidhanādeḥ prāpakaṃ śāstraṃ śāka0 ta0 .
1 nītiśāstre, abhicārādikarmmapratipādake 2 śāstre ca .
“arthaśāstrāttu balavat dharmmaśāstramiti sthitiḥ” yā0 smṛ0
vivṛtametanmitākṣarāyām “yadyapi samānakartṛkatayā
arthaśāstradharmma śāstrayoḥ svarūpagato viśeṣonāsti
tathāpi prameyasya dharmmasya prāṣṭānyādarthasya cāprādhānyāḍvarma-
śāstraṃ balavadityabhiprāyaḥ dharmasya ca prādhānyaṃ śāstrādau
darśitantasmāddharmaśāstrārthaśāstrayorvirodhe arthaśāstrasya
vādha eva . “gururvā vālavṛddhau vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā bahu-
śrutam . ātatāyinamāyāntaṃ hanyādevāvicārayan .
nātatāyivadhe doṣohanturbhavati kaścana . pracchannaṃ vā
prakāśaṃ vā manyustaṃ manyumṛcchati” tathā “ātatāyina
māyāntamapi vedāntagaṃ raṇe . jighāṃsantañjighāṃsīyānna te-
na vrakṣmahā bhavet” ityādyarthaśāstram . “iyaṃ viśuddhiruditā
pramāpyākāmatodvijam sakāmato vrakṣmabadhe niṣkṛtirna
vidhīyate” ityādi dharmmaśāstrantayorviroghe dharmmaśāstraṃ bala-
vaditi yukta” mityanyamatamuktvā . “hiraṇyabhūmilābhebhyomi-
tralabdhirvarā vataḥ . ato yatetatat prāptau” ityartha
śāstram . “dharmmaśāstrānusāreṇa krodhalobhavivarjitaḥ”
iti dharmmaśāstram . tayoḥ kvacidviṣaye virodho bhavati
yathā catuṣpādvyavahāre pravartamāne ekasya jaye'vadhāryya-
māṇe dharmmānumaraṇam na mitralābhaḥ . anyasya tu jaye
mitralabdhirnadharmma—śāstramanusṛtambhavati tatrārthaśāstrā-
ddharmaśāstraṃ balavat ataeva “dharmārthasannipāte arthagrāhiṇa
etadeveti” prāyaścittasya gurutvandarśitamāpastavena” iti .

*Arthaśāstra (pl. -āṇi) (“the practical sciences”). § 11

(Parvas): I, 2, 646 (Mahābhārata).—§ 641 (Rājadh.):

XII, 71, 2728 (°paraḥ).—§ 645 (Āpaddh.): XII, 137,

4911.—§ 647 (Brahmadatta-Pūjanī-s.): XII, 139, 5203.—

§ 657 (Āpaddh.): XII, 167, 6219.—§ 663 (Mekṣadh.):

XII, 201, 7369.—§ 704 (do.): XII, 302, 11206.—§ 742

(Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 39, 2241.

Arthaśāstra — one of the 18 vidyas:¹ Science of Polity

pleaded by Indra in extenuation of his destruction of Diti's

garbha:² No regard for the śāstra during Pṛthu's reign:

Budha learned in;³ to be learnt by a prince.⁴ [Footnote] 1) Br. II. 31. 23; 35. 89; Vā. 58. 23; 61. 79. [Footnote] 2) M. 7. 63; 10.

32; Vi. III. 6. 28. [Footnote] 3) M. 24. 2. [Footnote] 4) M. 144. 23; 220. 2.

arthaśāstra Quoted by Rāyamukuṭa.