with reference to literary sources of Mauryan period briefly explain the following
a. Arthashastra
b.Indica
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Explanation:
Arthashastra: The title Arthashastra is often translated to "the science of wealth" (अर्थ),[14][15] but the book has a broader scope.[16] It includes books on the nature of government, law, civil and criminal court systems, ethics, economics, markets and trade, the methods for screening ministers, diplomacy, theories on war, nature of peace, and the duties and obligations of a king.[17][18][19] The text incorporates Hindu philosophy,[20] includes ancient economic and cultural details on agriculture, mineralogy, mining and metals, animal husbandry, medicine, forests and wildlife.
Indica: Indica is the name of a short military history about interior Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent, written by Arian in 2nd-century CE. The subject of the book covers the expedition of Alexander the Great that occurred between 336 and 323 bce, about 450 years before Arian.[1] The book mainly tells the story of Alexander's officer Nearchus’ voyage from India to the Persian Gulf after Alexander the Great's conquest of the Indus Valley. However, much of the importance of the work comes from Arrian’s in depth asides describing the history, geography, and culture of the Ancient India. Arian wrote his Indica in the Ionic dialect, taking Herodotus for his literary mode.
Answer:
Indica :-
Indika is an account of Mauryan India by the Greek writer Megasthenes. The original work is now lost, but its fragments have survived in later Greek and Latin works. The earliest of these works are those by Diodorus Siculus, Strabo, Pliny, and Arrian.
Arthashastra:-
The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy. Kautilya, also identified as Vishnugupta and Chanakya, is traditionally credited as the author of the text. The latter was a scholar at Takshashila, the teacher and guardian of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya
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