Statecraft
“the Kingly Art”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
nīti · polity of conciliation, duty and purpose · statecraft · statesmanship · the art of the statesman · the kingly art · the truly kingly art
spoken of as
1 expressionNīti / rājadharma“statecraft”1 mention
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Sanskrit)
"O lord of the earth, he whose treasury, power of punishment, allies, and self are all united — he enjoys great kingship.
in the texts
Statesman
The ruling political science that the dialogue seeks to define: the art that governs subordinate arts such as war, judgment, and rhetoric, supervises education, and ultimately interweaves citizens of opposite temperament into a unified civic fabric.
That appears, at least, to be the case.
For the art that is truly kingly ought not to act itself, but should rule over the arts that have the power of action;
Therefore those arts which we have just described, as they control neither one another nor themselves, but have each its own peculiar sphere of action, are quite properly called by special names corresponding to those special actions.
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
The recognized science of kingship and policy, invoked as the standard for proper royal conduct and counsel.
"O lord of the earth, he whose treasury, power of punishment, allies, and self are all united — he enjoys great kingship.
"For the one who is wise regarding timing and always behaves rightly toward friends — his kingdom, his fame, and his majesty continually increase.
And this daughter of Suṣeṇa — Tārā — is thoroughly versed in adjudicating subtle matters of policy, and is fully accomplished in interpreting all manner of omens and portents.