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The ______ is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy that was written in Sanskrit. Kautilya is traditionally credited as the author of the text.
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
D. ArthashastraD. अर्थशास्त्र
Explanationव्याख्या
According to the source, the correct answer is Arthashastra.
The book describes the Arthashastra as an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy written in Sanskrit.
It says that the text was likely the work of several authors over centuries, while Kautilya—also identified as Vishnugupta and Chanakya—is traditionally credited as its author.
The source further describes the latter as a scholar at Takshashila and the teacher and guardian of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
Importantly, the book itself adds that scholars have questioned this identification.
Therefore the source-based revision chain is: Arthashastra → statecraft, economic policy and military strategy → Sanskrit → traditionally attributed to Kautilya
Vishnugupta
Chanakya → source notes scholarly questioning of the identification.
The other options are Rigveda, Puranas and Charaka Samhita.
The qualification about traditional attribution has been retained because the source itself presents it rather than asserting uncomplicated single authorship.
Therefore option (d), zero-based answer index 3, is correct.
स्रोत के अनुसार सही उत्तर अर्थशास्त्र है। पुस्तक Arthashastra को शासनकला, आर्थिक नीति और सैन्य रणनीति पर आधारित संस्कृत में लिखा गया एक प्राचीन भारतीय ग्रंथ बताती है। स्रोत कहता है कि यह ग्रंथ संभवतः कई शताब्दियों में अनेक लेखकों के कार्य का परिणाम था, जबकि Kautilya—जिन्हें Vishnugupta और Chanakya के रूप में भी पहचाना जाता है—को परंपरागत रूप से इसका लेखक माना जाता है। पुस्तक आगे उन्हें Takshashila का scholar तथा सम्राट Chandragupta Maurya का शिक्षक और guardian बताती है। महत्वपूर्ण रूप से, स्रोत स्वयं यह भी जोड़ता है कि scholars ने इस identification पर प्रश्न उठाए हैं। इसलिए मुख्य पुनरावृत्ति क्रम है: Arthashastra → शासनकला, आर्थिक नीति और सैन्य रणनीति → संस्कृत → Kautilya/Vishnugupta/Chanakya को पारंपरिक attribution → इस पहचान पर scholarly questioning। अन्य विकल्प Rigveda, Puranas और Charaka Samhita हैं। लेखक संबंधी qualification को इसलिए सुरक्षित रखा गया है क्योंकि पुस्तक स्वयं इसे इसी तरह प्रस्तुत करती है। अतः विकल्प (d), zero-based index 3, सही है।
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