English PDFs are here:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.patheos.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;hindu2&#x2F;2014&#x2F;10&#x2F;arthashastra-of-kautilya-by-r-shamasastry&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.patheos.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;hindu2&#x2F;2014&#x2F;10&#x2F;arthashastra-of-...</a><p>You would find going through the initial chapters a little boring, as they are largely definition heavy. The good parts start a little later. Everything from how spies should operate, to which herbs mixture cause great poisons, and torture solutions, to how gold, mercury, etc can be extracted.