− | This adhikarana is one of the most extensive description of the discipline to be cultivated by a Raja. There is explicit mention of various duties of a raja towards education, vriddhas, learned persons etc. Rules regarding varta and dandaniti (punishments) have been codified | + | This adhikarana is one of the most extensive description of the discipline to be cultivated by a Raja. There is explicit mention of various duties of a raja towards education, vriddhas, learned persons etc. Rules regarding varta and dandaniti (punishments) have been codified<ref>The Arthasastra of Kautilya, Edited by T. Ganapati Sastri, ed. 2012, New Bharatiya Book Corporation, Delhi</ref> |