Question 878

Which book is divided into the following parts? Who is the author?
1 Concerning Discipline
2 The Duties of Government Superintendents
3 Concerning Law
4 The Removal of Thorns
5 The Conduct of Courtiers
6 The Source of Sovereign States
7 The End of the Six-Fold Policy
8 Concerning Vices and Calamities
9 The Work of an Invader
10 Relating to War
11 The Conduct of Corporations
12 Concerning a Powerful Enemy
13 Strategic Means to Capture a Fortress
14 Secret Means
15 The Plan of a Treatise
Answer: Chanakya a.k.a. Kautilya's treatise "Arthashastra".