Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c12.s1.7
Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c12.s1.7
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c12.s1.7
A characteristic of the people of Magadha was an elasticity of social behaviour which was absent in the system which developed on the banks of the Sarasvatī and the Dṛishadvatī. In their country Brāhmaṇas could associate with Vrātyas, the *Rājanya* could admit the Śūdra girl to the harem, the *Vaiśya* and even the *Yavana* could be promoted to gubernatorial office, hereditary rulers of aristocratic lineage could be expelled to make room for the offspring of a *nagara-śobhinī*, and the "royal throne of kings" was not beyond the reach of a barber.