9788124601877 - kauntilya's arthasastra: in the light of modern science and technology (reconstructing indian history and culture, band 22) von sharma, suni sen (2 Ergebnisse)
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Zustand: New. pp. xiv + 271 5 Figures, Illus., 3 Maps.
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents: Introduction. 1. Minerals, gems, ores: identification and occurrence. 2. Prospecting, mining and metallurgy. 3. Town planning, civil and architectural engineering. 4. Land, agriculture and irrigation. 5. Environment: natural and civic. 6. On antiquity of Arthasastra. Appendix: 1. Critical no…tes on some engineering features. 2. Subject-wise classification of sutras. 3. Deconstruction of a few sutras. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. "A Sanskrit treatise of the fourth century BC, Arthasastra is, ostensibly, the world's oldest surviving document of its genre. Written by Kautilya (also known as Vishnugupta and Chanakya): the astute Brahmin preceptor and prime minister of Chandragupta Maurya, it is now widely recognized as a classic on statecraft, including a discussion of contemporary Indian polity, political theories, administrative mechanisms, war and peace, and a variety of other subjects. "Though a lot has already been written on Kautilya's world view of statecraft, polity and kindred themes, this book is veritably the first ever effort to examine Arthasastra from the standpoint of modern science and technology. Analysing meticulously layers after layers of Kautilya's complex sutras ( aphoristic statements), the author unfolds scientific perceptions, hypotheses, operational techniques and other significant dimensions of several ancient Indian disciplines, like minerology, mining, gemmology, metallurgy, agriculture, town planning, civil engineering, and even environment. Himself a professional geologist, Sunil Sarma has adopted the 271 pp.
