[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c23.16 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c23.16 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c23.16 - **Language:** English ### [c23.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c23.16) The third primary duty laid upon men was that of truthfulness. These three guiding principles are most concisely formulated in the Second Minor Rock Edict, which may be quoted in full:— - [Previous: c23.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c23.15) - [Next: c23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c23.17) - [Up: c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c23) ## Linked texts (1) - [Minor Rock Edicts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.asoka.mre) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c23.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c23.16) · Pramāṇa