Kotalla.-Evidently the Pāli equivalent of Kautilya. He is mentioned in the Cūlavamsa as the author of a work on politics (Cv.lxiv.3) and also of a work on methods of warfare. Cv.lxx.56; see also Cv.Trs.i.243 n.1 and 291, n.3.
 

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from