Nītiśāstra

Nītiśāstra · nīti-śāstra, “the science of right conduct”

Grammar: neuter noun; a compound of nīti and śāstra.

Meaning: the śāstra of nīti (right conduct and rule).

In the scriptures: Śrī Kṛshṇa tells Yudhishṭhira in the Uttara Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa that a king should be ever intent on knowing Dhanurveda and the other śāstras and on learning Nītiśāstra. He should also know Śabdaśāstra, Yajñaśāstra, Gāndharvaśāstra, Kalāśāstra and Itihāsa-Purāṇa (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 205).

Related terms: Dhanurveda · Śāstra

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 205