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Chapter 4 - Citation and Attribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2019

Mark McClish
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
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An exploration of a formal feature in the Arthaśāstra called "citation" (apadeśa), in which various authorities on statecraft are cited. These citations are usually presented in the form of dialogic exchanges, and the triumphant position as attributed to Kauṭilya, the individual to whom the text is ascribed in two (late) verses. This chapter shows that, like the chapters and verses, the citations are also a later addition dating to the same redaction of the text. Finally, this chapter argues that "Kauṭilya" must be the name not of the original composer of the text, but of the redactor who brought it to its present form.

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The History of the Arthasastra
Sovereignty and Sacred Law in Ancient India
, pp. 83 - 110
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Citation and Attribution
  • Mark McClish, Northwestern University, Illinois
  • Book: The History of the Arthasastra
  • Online publication: 28 June 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108641586.004
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  • Citation and Attribution
  • Mark McClish, Northwestern University, Illinois
  • Book: The History of the Arthasastra
  • Online publication: 28 June 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108641586.004
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  • Citation and Attribution
  • Mark McClish, Northwestern University, Illinois
  • Book: The History of the Arthasastra
  • Online publication: 28 June 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108641586.004
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