शुक्र नीति (महर्षि शुक्राचार्य - हिन्दी टीका सहित)

The Shukraniti (शुक्रनीति), or Shukranitisara, is a Sanskrit treatise on kingship and government ascribed to Shukracharya, the preceptor of the asuras. It covers the duties of the king, the appointment of ministers and officials, the treasury and taxation, justice, forts, the army and the conduct of war, as well as social conduct, town planning and the making of images. Its date is disputed; because it describes firearms (nalika), many scholars regard its present form as relatively late.

This edition gives the Sanskrit verses with a Hindi commentary called Vidyotini. It was first published in Samvat 2025 (1968) by the Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi, as No. 185 of the Kashi Sanskrit Granthamala; the commentator is not named in the opening pages. The scan is of a copy from the Mumukshu Bhavan Veda-Vedanga library, Varanasi.

The text runs chapter by chapter; the second chapter, for example, lays down rules on the pay of royal servants, such as setting aside a sixth or a quarter of a servant's wage for him. The volume has 526 pages.