Bookkeeping in the Arthaśāstra
This paper focuses on the Arthaśāstra’s portion II.6.1-II.7.3. The official with the title samāhartṛ is responsible not only for bookkeeping, but also for inflow organization, coin in- and outflow management, supervision, and controlling. Many of the bookkeeping terms remain elusive, but some progre...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2023
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Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2023, Volume: 66, Issue: 4, Pages: 301-332 |
Further subjects: | B
samāhartṛ
B bookkeeping B samudaya B Arthaśāstra B viśuddha |
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Summary: | This paper focuses on the Arthaśāstra’s portion II.6.1-II.7.3. The official with the title samāhartṛ is responsible not only for bookkeeping, but also for inflow organization, coin in- and outflow management, supervision, and controlling. Many of the bookkeeping terms remain elusive, but some progress can be made with respect to umbrella terms, such as āyamukha, samudaya, and siddha. Among other assertions, this paper claims that karaṇīya in II.6.14 refers to the samāhartṛ’s duties, while it is best translated as “target” in II.7.3. |
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ISSN: | 1572-8536 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Indo-Iranian journal
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15728536-06603001 |