The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c21.61
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c21.61
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In this *résumé* of royal duties there is no indication or implication of any power greater than that of a small king. But the later Sūtra of Āpastamba indicates the beginning of that system of government by proxy which obtains in the Çāstra of Manu and other Smṛitis. Nor is Āpastamba's account of royal duties otherwise without interest, since it shows just such a combination of old and new as characterises the Sūtra period. To begin with, after discussing caste-duties in general, Āpastamba describes the town where the king is to live: