Chanakya Collection
Arthashastra, Chanakya Niti and Chanakya Sutras as three distinct research and preparation slots.
- History
- Kautilya, Chanakya and Vishnugupta are linked in traditional attribution. This does not prove that all extant compilations were personally authored by one historical person.
- Authenticity of our versions
- Compare editions and recensions; do not label the three works undisputed authorial originals. Vriddha Chanakya and Rajaniti variants remain distinct bibliographic evidence.
- Source selection
- One primary original-language edition per work. Edition, completeness, competing recensions and exact-file terms must be compared before selection. Located references are candidates; no primary edition is certified yet.
3 whole-work / guide slots · sequence planned · source comparison pending
Source work → collection → book series → authored books. A slot is metadata, not a finished manuscript, a paid edition or a release.
Statecraft · 1 works / topics
Arthashastra
Fifteen books on governance, economy and statecraft. Selected episodes require mature context.
Traditionally attributed to Kautilya; extant text and dating have scholarly debate. Compare Kangle's critical text with historical Sanskrit print witnesses.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Edition comparison notes · selection pending
GRETIL identifies Kangle's second critical edition (University of Bombay, 1969), entered by Tokunaga and proofread by the Kyoto seminar in 1993. Heidelberg also provides Jolly/Schmidt's 1923 Sanskrit text with a separate 1924 notes/commentary volume. These are different edited witnesses.
- GRETIL: Kangle 1969 critical-text transcription
Header checked: documented input/proofreading; non-commercial file terms and explicit commercial-permission requirement.
- Heidelberg: Jolly/Schmidt 1923 text
Institutional bibliographic reference located; scan completeness not yet inspected.
- Heidelberg: 1924 notes and commentary
Catalogue checked: volume 2 is notes/commentary, not a second root work.
Still to validate: Compare all fifteen books, manuscript basis and readings in the historical print and critical text. Keep modern commentary outside the ancient root text and record exact-file permissions separately.
Research references only. These links do not add an active source edition or approve a book.
- GRETIL: Kangle 1969 critical-text transcription
Ethics and maxims · 1 works / topics
Chanakya Niti
Sanskrit aphorism collection; chapter and verse totals vary by recension.
Transmitted in multiple compilations under Chanakya's name; attribution is traditional.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Edition comparison notes · selection pending
A numbered Sanskrit recension is available at Sanskrit Documents. Its index also links Hindi Niti Darpan witnesses; those titles do not establish a Sanskrit-only original or a selected recension. No translation/commentary file has been acquired.
- Sanskrit Documents: numbered Niti text
Numbered opening and index checked. Volunteer file is for personal study/research; commercial copying needs permission. External research reference only.
Still to validate: Locate and inspect a named Sanskrit print, establish its chapter/verse order, then compare the numbered and other recensions. Do not replace the original order with an alphabetical rearrangement.
Research references only. These links do not add an active source edition or approve a book.
- Sanskrit Documents: numbered Niti text
Administrative maxims · 1 works / topics
Chanakya Sutras
Condensed maxims; the often-cited 555 count requires verification in the selected witness.
Compilation and relationship to Arthashastra must be evidenced; an appended set is not proof of identical authorship.
Primary source: selection pending. Book series: whole-work preparation slot. Books: no new storybook created by this plan.
Edition comparison notes · selection pending
The Sanskrit Documents witness has eight chapters, each with its own numbering, and credits Sunder Hattangadi for encoding/proofreading. A universal 555-sutra total and personal authorship by the historical Chanakya have not been established by this evidence.
- Sanskrit Documents: Kautiliya Niti Sutras
Chapter structure, ending and credits checked. Personal study/research terms; commercial copying needs permission. External research reference only.
Still to validate: Inspect a named printed root-text witness, compare chapter endings and calculate its actual sutra total. Keep commentary and Niti verses separate; no source has been selected.
Research references only. These links do not add an active source edition or approve a book.
- Sanskrit Documents: Kautiliya Niti Sutras