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Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic)

1927

Treated as contributions to the art of government the political 'writings reviewed by the author present a wealth of interesting matter illuminating the whole course of Indian history and exhibiting many of the merits as well as some of the defects of the Indian intellect. [...] If a distant analogy be permitted the legislation on the relations between the Whites and the Negroes in the southern states of the American Union suports the hypothesis. [...] I Hence the primacy of the Brahmana the strength of the K§atriya the utility of the Vaigya and the low position and dependence of the Aftdra. [...] The Mahabharata speaks the language of the times and somtimes imparts political wisdom through charming tales of animals' but the main stock of ideas comes before the reader as the legacy of one of the greatest of sages and warriors.' Dandaniti is the term employed in the Mahabharata to denote what' has been translated by some scholars as Political Theory. [...] At the close of the Civil War Duryodhana the leader and last surviving warrior of the Kuru party offered to resign the dominion of the earth to Yudhisthira and retire into the forest.
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Pages
407
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145726
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Frontmatter
i-viii Beni Prasad view
Chapter I. The Characteristics of Indian Political Speculation
1-10 Beni Prasad view
Chapter II. Vedic Literature
11-19 Beni Prasad view
Chapter III. The Epics
20-69 Beni Prasad view
Chapter IV. Manu
70-90 Beni Prasad view
Chapter V. The Arthasastras of Kautalya and Brihaspati
91-156 Beni Prasad view
Chapter VI. The Dharma Sâtras Dharma Sâstras and Commentators
157-184 Beni Prasad view
Chapter VII. The Purânas and Upapurânas
185-201 Beni Prasad view
Chapter VIII. Buddhist and Jaina Theories of Government
202-242 Beni Prasad view
Chapter IX. Nitisâstras
243-267 Beni Prasad view
Chapter X. Classical Sanskrit Literature
268-307 Beni Prasad view
Chapter XI. Theory of the Government of Corporations
308-334 Beni Prasad view
Chapter XII. The Basic Principles of the Hindu Theory of Government
335-368 Beni Prasad view
Bibliography
369-382 Beni Prasad view
Index
383-396 Beni Prasad view
Corrigenda
397-399 Beni Prasad view

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