has it been compared to any western philosopher?
Yes, Machiavelli's.
Arthashastra
More recent scholarship has disagreed with the characterization of "Arthashastra" as "Machiavellianism". In Machiavelli's "The Prince", the king and his coterie are single-mindedly aimed at preserving the monarch's power for its own sake, states Paul Brians for example, but in the "Arthashastra", the king is required "to benefit and protect his citizens, including the peasants". Kautilya asserts in Arthashastra that, "the ultimate source of the prosperity of the kingdom is its security and prosperity of its people", a view never mentioned in Machiavelli's text. The text advocates "land reform", states Brians, where land is taken from landowners and farmers who own land but do not grow anything for a long time, and given to poorer farmers who want to grow crops but do not own any land.
in mythology kubera the lord of when shared what relationship with ravana He was his demon half-brother. who is the former? Kuber or Kuberan, is the Lord of Wealth and the god-king of the semi-divine Yakshas in Hindu culture. does he have any other names? "Dik-pala", "Lokapala". what does the last one mean? A protector of the world. what religion is this protector associated with? Hindu, Buddhist. how has the protector been depicted in the former religion? In Hinduism, the guardians of the cardinal directions are called the Lokapalas, or Dikpalaka. and in the latter religion? Two broad categories of Dharmapāla (protectors of the Buddhist religion) -the other category being Wisdom Protectors. who were the parents of the original deity? "Prajapati" Pulastya and his wife Idavida. who was the father? He was one of the ten Prajapati or mind-born sons of Brahma. has any archeological remains been found regarding this son? UNANSWERABLE has he been described in any indian literary sources? Yes, Vishnudharmottara Purana a hindu text. is he also mentioned in any other works? Yes, Arthashastra an ancient Indian Sanskrit treatise. what is this treatise? . It includes books on the nature of government, law, civil and criminal court systems, ethics, economics, markets and trade, the methods for screening ministers, diplomacy, theories on war, nature of peace, and the duties and obligations of a king.
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Arthashastra [SEP] Comparisons to Machiavelli
In 1919, a few years after the newly discovered Arthashastra manuscript's translation was first published, Max Weber stated: More recent scholarship has disagreed with the characterization of "Arthashastra" as "Machiavellianism". In Machiavelli's "The Prince", the king and his coterie are single-mindedly aimed at preserving the monarch's power for its own sake, states Paul Brians for example, but in the "Arthashastra", the king is required "to benefit and protect his citizens, including the peasants". Kautilya asserts in Arthashastra that, "the ultimate source of the prosperity of the kingdom is its security and prosperity of its people", a view never mentioned in Machiavelli's text.