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Revision note: Kautilya and Tiruvalluvar: Ethics of Statecraft

  • Arthashastra: 15 books; published by R. Shamasastry 1909
  • Subjects' happiness = king's happiness; rajadharma; yogakshema
  • Saptanga: swami, amatya, janapada, durga, kosha, danda, mitra
  • 40 ways of embezzlement; fish-in-water analogy; upadhas (dharma, artha, kama, bhaya tests)
  • Mandala theory; sama, dana, bheda, danda
  • Tirukkural: 1,330 kurals, 133 chapters; Aram, Porul, Inbam; just sceptre; "Ulaga Podhumarai"
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