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ludes to both the cosmological distinct from the other two or- but also act rationally. The four Dr. Kajari Kamal is
and material, an uncompromis- thodox schools in disputing the branches of knowledge corre- Research Faculty at Takshashila
ing dualism perhaps typified truth of Vedic ritualism. Attain- sponded to the goals of trivarga Institution, Bangalore
by the importance of artha and ment of pleasure and avoidance (artha, dharma and kama) in the Views expressed are of
dharma in the text. of pain was its supreme ethic. text. The interweaving of philos-
Kanad, the founder of Clearly alluding to the mate- ophy with statecraft lends Kauti- the author and do not
necessarily reflect the views of
Vaisheshika Darshan, had a lot rialist basis of Kautilyan state- lya’s Arthashastra a unique com- the Manohar Parrikar IDSA or
in common with Kautilya. One, craft, it justifies the inclusion of prehensive approach that is not of the Government of India.
that dharma was defined as ‘ma- prajaranjan (literally to please limited to good economics and
terial progress and spiritual ful- the subjects) as the ruler’s rajad- politics alone but extends to a This is the abridged version of
fillment’ – a theme completely harma (the dharma of the king). reasoned, righteous approach to the article which appeared first
in tune with the goals of artha From the spiritualism of life in general. So, even if some in the Comment section of the
and dharma in the Arthashastra. Sankhya to the materialism of of its tenets are resoundingly website (www.idsa.in) of Mano-
The Lokayata (literally one Lokayat, philosophy in Kauti- commonsensical, the lamp of har Parrikar Institute for Defense
which is popular) is the harbin- lya’s Arthashastra taught the philosophy credibly illuminates Studies and Analyses, New Delhi
ger of materialist ideas and was ruler to not only think rationally its Indianness. on April 29, 2021

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