How Chanakya Trained a King | Arthashastra Book 1 Explained (Kautilya)

Chanakya's Arthashastra, Book 1, in plain English: how an ancient Indian teacher trained a ruler. The four sciences, the six enemies inside every leader, secret tests for ministers, spies, and the king's daily timetable. ▶ Next: Book 2 – Running a Country (coming soon) Part of our new Arthashastra series. CHAPTERS 0:00 A giant book on how to rule 0:36 Who was Chanakya? 1:14 The lost book found in 1905 1:48 The four sciences 2:58 The six enemies 4:09 A single wheel can never move 4:48 Four secret tests for ministers 5:43 Spies and checking sources 7:09 The king's daily timetable 7:40 The happiness of the people 8:20 Four lessons for today In this video: • Why self-control is the first lesson for any leader • The six inner enemies: lust, anger, greed, vanity, haughtiness and overjoy • How Chanakya tested ministers with money, love, fear and religion • Why one report is a rumour, but three that agree are information • The famous line: "In the happiness of his subjects lies his happiness" Quotes from the R. Shamasastry translation (1915, public domain). Dates and legends about Chanakya are traditional and debated by scholars. Ages of Ink: we read the greatest books, one chapter at a time, in plain English.