Q. Which of the following statement (S) is/are correct related to the Ancient Indian Literature?
I. Vedas, Puranas, Kautilya's Arthashastra, and other literature besides foreign accounts are only available literary sources that restructure the Ancient Indian History.
II. The archaeological sources like epigraphic, numismatic and architectural remains besides archaeological explorations and excavations also help in restructuring Ancient Indian History.
I. Vedas, Puranas, Kautilya's Arthashastra, and other literature besides foreign accounts are only available literary sources that restructure the Ancient Indian History.
II. The archaeological sources like epigraphic, numismatic and architectural remains besides archaeological explorations and excavations also help in restructuring Ancient Indian History.
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Both I and II
Explanation: Kautilya’s Arthashastra, a book on statecraft was written in the Mauryan period not in Gupta period. The text is divided into 15 chapters known as books. Different books deal with different subject matter concerning polity, economy and society. It appears that even before the final version of Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, there appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field.
Explanation by: Shivam
Kautilya’s Arthashastra, a book on statecraft was written in the Mauryan period not in Gupta period. The text is divided into 15 chapters known as books. Different books deal with different subject matter concerning polity, economy and society. It appears that even before the final version of Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, there appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field.