Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Kotalla
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.