INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

GUPTA PERIOD

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Which book is considered as the Gupta equivalent of Kautilya’s Arthasastra?
A
Malavikagnimitra
B
Nitisara
C
Amarakosa
D
Mudrarakshasa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Nitisara of Kamandaka, also known as the Kamandakiya-Nitisara, was composed during the period of Gupta Dynasty. It was based on Kautilya’s Arthashastra.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which book is considered as the Gupta equivalent to Kautilya’s Arthasastra of the Mauryas-Kamandaka’s Nitisara. Who is the author of the famous Allahabad Prasasti-Harisena.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in the Gupta Period. II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya’s acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kautilya: The Arthashastra, published in 2000 by Penguin Classics is the English edition of the classic treatise on classical economics and political science by the ancient Indian philosopher Kautilya. The text of this great book includes 15 books, each addressing one topic pertaining to the state and its economy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kautilya is the author of the “Arthashastra". Popularly known as Chanakya, he authored “Arthashastra” in the Mauryan period. It is one of the most important work on economy and statecraft.

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