Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 I am writing this seeing the messages posted in this group. I have a Malayalam treatise which is based on the Arthasastra. It has a forward by Mahakavi Ullur S. Parameswara Iyer. He has written this as the President of Language Reformation Committee. I am referring to some points mentioned by him. Kautilya is known by several other names viz. Vishnugupta, Chaanakya, Draamila, and Angula. In a treatise called Naanaarthaarnava-samkshepa there is mention of a Gotra Rishi called Kutala. Because Chanakya was in that Gotra he was called Kautalya which got corrupted as Kautilya. He has also accepted the argument that Chanakya’s father was Chanaka and that is how was also called Chaanakya. He was born in Kancheepuram in Tamil Nad and was a Brahmin with a front tuft. He migrated to Pataliputra the capital city of the Nandas in search of employment. He has quoted among other things from Panchatantra as follows – “tato dharmashastraani manuaadiini, arthashastraani chaanakyaadini, kaamashastraani vaatsyayanaadiini” Mahakavi Ullur further discusses that the author himself has Stated 72 times in the arthasastra ‘iti kautilyah”. This shows that Kautilya was the author. In ancient days it was the practice to use the author’s name when giving his opinion. He has quoted that Patanjali also called “gonardiiya” says “gonardiiyastvaaha” while he was commenting on a Panini sutra. PKRamakrishnan Mail is new and improved - Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 There are some famous stories that kautila was born in south punjab Pakistan.He went to Texila for his education.In the days of attack of Elaxender he went to King Ambhi for resistence of Alexander but king did not co-oprate with him ,then he travelad to Patliputra and met the prince Chandra gupta , and then became his minister and on his advice Chandra Gupta resist the invade of Salocus and defeated him . INDOLOGY, peekayar <peekayar> wrote: > > > > I am writing this seeing the messages posted in this group. > > > > I have a Malayalam treatise which is based on the Arthasastra. It has a forward by Mahakavi Ullur S. Parameswara Iyer. He has written this as the President of Language Reformation > > Committee. > > > > I am referring to some points mentioned by him. > > Kautilya is known by several other names viz. > Vishnugupta, Chaanakya, Draamila, and Angula. > > > > In a treatise called Naanaarthaarnava-samkshepa there is mention of a Gotra Rishi called Kutala. Because Chanakya was in that Gotra he was called Kautalya which got corrupted as Kautilya. He has also accepted the argument that Chanakya's father was Chanaka and > > that is how was also called Chaanakya. > > > > He was born in Kancheepuram in Tamil Nad and was a Brahmin with a front tuft. He migrated to Pataliputra the capital city of the Nandas in search of employment. > > > > He has quoted among other things from Panchatantra as follows – > > > > "tato dharmashastraani manuaadiini, arthashastraani chaanakyaadini, kaamashastraani vaatsyayanaadiini" > > > > Mahakavi Ullur further discusses that the author himself has Stated 72 times in the arthasastra `iti kautilyah". This shows that Kautilya was the author. In ancient days it was the practice to > > use the author's name when giving his opinion. He has quoted that Patanjali also called "gonardiiya" says "gonardiiyastvaaha" > > while he was commenting on a Panini sutra. > > > > PKRamakrishnan > > > > > > Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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