Tisdell, Clement A. - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2005
on the role of the elephant in Indian statescraft as outlined in Kautilya’s Arthasastra, reputed to have been written in … nature of Kautilya’s Arthasastra is provided and then his advice is outlined and discussed about the care of elephants. This … elephants. Subsequently, Kautilya’s views about the use of elephants in war are considered. The essay concludes with an overall …