1) Hindu text 2) Sanskrit book 
The Arthashastra (IAST: Arthaśāstra) is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit. It identifies its author by the names `Kauṭilya` and `Vishnugupta` ({IAST|Viṣṇugupta}), both names that are traditionally identified with Chanakya ({IAST|Cāṇakya}) (c. 350–283 BC), who was a...