अर्थ (artha)—शास्त्र (—śāstra) n. a book treating of practical life (cf. -विद्या (-vidyā) above) and political government (cf. -चिन्तन (-cintana) above), MBh. &c. [ID=15984]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
अर्थशास्त्र (arthaśāstra) is a Sanskrit word meaning a treatise on practical life and political government, the science of polity and political government, ethics, politics, a treatise on practical life or policy, manual of practical life, the science of polity or moral and political government. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Science of Polity, Governance, and Related Conduct, Manual/Science of Practical Life or General Practical Sciences.
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.