Arthashastra
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आन्वीक्षिकी त्रयी वार्त्ता दण्ड नीतिश् च इति विद्याः ॥
Logic (anvikshaki), the triple Védas (Trayi), Várta (agriculture, cattle-breeding and trade), and Danda-Niti (science of government) are what are called the four sciences.
english translation
AnvIkSikI trayI vArttA daNDa nItiz ca iti vidyAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptत्रयी वार्त्ता दण्ड नीतिश् च इति मानवाः ॥
The school of Manu (Manava) hold that there are only three sciences: the triple Vedas, Varta and the science of government.
english translation
trayI vArttA daNDa nItiz ca iti mAnavAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptत्रयी विशेषो ह्य् आन्वीक्षिकी इति ॥
inasmuch as the science of Anvikshaki is nothing but a special branch of the Vedas.
english translation
trayI vizeSo hy AnvIkSikI iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptवार्त्ता दण्ड नीतिश् च इति बार्हस्पत्याः ॥
The school of Brihaspati say that there are only two sciences: Varta and the science of government.
english translation
vArttA daNDa nItiz ca iti bArhaspatyAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसंवरण मात्रं हि त्रयी लोक यात्रा विद इति ॥
inasmuch as the Triple Vedas are merely an abridgment (Samvarana, pretext?) for a man experienced in affairs temporal (Lokayatravidah).
english translation
saMvaraNa mAtraM hi trayI loka yAtrA vida iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript