ltihas
ltihas- It was a class of literature in ancient India .According o Kautilya, Itihasa comprised (a)Purana(Legends) (b) I tibrutta(h istory) (c )Aksayika (tales ) (d) U d aharana (illustrative stories) (e)Dhrmasastra(treatises of law) and (f)Arthasastra(economics). The princes were advised to spend the forenoon in studying military arts and the afternoon in studying itihasa (F. R. : Kautily,Arthasatra, Bookl,Ch. V. p.o. and Itihasa 0′ Kimbadanti by Dr K.C.Panigrahi).
