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It was rediscovered in by R. Shamasastry , who published it in The title "Arthashastra" is often translated to "the science of politics", [12] [13] but the book Arthashastra has a broader scope. The Arthashastra explores issues of social welfare , the collective ethics that hold a society together, advising the king that in times and in areas devastated by famine, epidemic and such acts of nature, or by war, he should initiate public projects such as creating irrigation waterways and building forts around major strategic holdings and towns and exempt taxes on those affected. The text was considered lost by colonial era scholars, until a manuscript was discovered in During , Shamasastry published English translations of the text in installments, in journals Indian Antiquary and Mysore Review.