The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c22.50
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c22.50
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¹ On the gilds, see *Mbh.*, III, 249, 16; XII, 54, 20; *Rām.*, VI, 111, 13; cf. Hopkins, *India Old and New*, p. 169. Their power may be guessed from the fact that the didactic epic recommends the king to circumvent them by bribery and dissension since ‘the safe-guard of corporations (gilds) is union.’
Linked texts (2)
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit