State and Government in Ancient India c27.4

c27.4

Bahudanta, author, 7 Bahudhānyaka, a branch of the Yaudheyas, 119 Bali, tax, 262, 311 Balance of power, principle of, 293 Bāṇa on *Arthaśāstra*, 15 Banking and village Panchāyats, 238-9 Bapaji Muslaman Vs. Narsoji Jagadale, 237 *Bārhaspatya-arthaśāstra*, 20 *Bhāgdhuk*, 161 Bhagga republic, 121 Bhāsa and Kauṭilya, 12 Bharadvāja, author, 7, 8 Bhaṭṭasvāmin, 273 *Bhaujya*, a state type, 37 *Bhukti*, 209; 346 *Bhūtopāttapratyāya*, 298 Blackstone on king's divinity, 94-95 Body-guard, 194 Boundary officiers, 199 Bousset or king's divinity, 95 Brahmā, an author, 7 Brahmagupta republic, 118 Brahamaṇas, their influence on the State, 51-53, their position relative to that of the Kshatriyas, 54-55; their legal privileges, 68-70; their exemption from taxation, 267-9; their strength in the ministry, 181