A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Arthasastra
This page describes Arthasastra which is located on page 162 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) [by Kushal Kalita]
217.6-7 (* 16) durgamca parikhopetam vaprattalakasamyutam/ Ibid., 217.8 (* 17) Cf., Manasara,10.106-109; also cf., Arthashastra, 24, p. 5153 gopuram sakapatanca tatra syatsumanoharam/ sapatakangajarudhoyena raja vishetpuram// Ibid., 217.9 (* 18) Ibid., 217.10-1255 Ibid., 217.12-14 (* 19) Arthashastra, 2.3, p.51 (* 20) Matsyapurana, 253.1 (* 21) Ibid., 253.2-5 (* 22) caitrevyadhimabapnoti yo griham karayennarah/ vaishakhe dhenuratnani jyaishthe mrityum tathaiva ca/ ashadhe bhrityaratnani pashuvargamavapnuyat...
Read full contents: Part 2 - Fort (durga) architecture in the Matsyapurana
Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning [by D. N. Shukla]
The Artha-shastra of Kautilya mentions four principal gates on the four principal quarters and designates them as Brahma, Aindra, Yamya and Sainapatya, according as they are laid on the North, East, South and West respectively (Book II, Chapter III). Apart from these principal gates, the Samaranganasutradhara recommends other minor gates also technically termed as Vaktradvara and Pakshadvaa....
Read full contents: Chapter 7 - Fortification
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
According to artha-shastra, scriptures on the science of political economy, it is proper to kill an aggressor. The injunctions of artha-shastra, however, are less important than dharma-shastra, the injunctions of the scriptures on proper codes of conduct. As Yajnavalkya Rishi states, “Know dharma-shastra to be superior to artha-shastra.” For this reason Arjuna said, “According to the scriptures on morality, we will certainly incur sin by killing acaryas and others....
Read full contents: Verse 1.36
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