By Swami Harshananda
Śukranitisāra possesses a big chariot drawn by eight horses. This is an abridged edition of an earlier bigger work. The subject matter is both political and non-political. It has four adhyāyas or chapters. The last has seven prakaraṇas or subsections. It may be assigned to the period circa A. D. 1800. There is a voluminous work called Sukranīti in five chapters, which has been printed in A. D. 1987.
Content of Śukranitisāra[edit]
The contents can be briefed as follows:
- The duties and functions of princes, including that of the crown-prince and some dignitaries
- General rules of morality to be observed by the king and his associates
- Characteristics of a king’s friends or allies
- The royal treasure
- Arts and sciences
- Some customs and institutions
- Duties and functions of the king
- Forts and armed forces
- Council of ministers
- Trade and commerce
- Public finance
- Jurisprudence
- International law
Other Subjects[edit]
The non-political subjects dealt with include:
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore