State and Government in Ancient India c27.9

c27.9

*Daṇḍa*, 42 Daṇḍin on *Arthaśāstra*, 15 Daṇḍdaki republic, 118 *Daṇḍanīti*, meaning of, 1-2 *Daṇḍanāyaka*, an officer, 195 *Daṇḍapāśika*, an officer, 204 *Daśāparādhika*, an officer, 204 Dāmaṇi republic, 118 Dānapati, 205 Daughter as heir to kingdom, 87-8 Decentralisation, causes and consequences of, 103-4 Departments, number of, 193 Departmental heads, their names, duties and functions, 192-207 *Deśasadhārma*, no legal enactments, 149 *Devaputra*, as king's title, 90 *Dharma*, its protection, state's duty; 48; consequences of this theory, 49-50 Dharma, law, nature of, 259-61 *Dharmamahāmātra*, 205 *Dharmāṅkuśa*, an officer, 172 *Dhūta*, an officer, 199 *Digghanikāya*, on origin of State, 26-9 District administration, 215-20 Distribution of functions, 61 District council, 216-18; 341, 357 Divine origin of State, 29 Divinity of king, in India and elsewhere, 89-94 *Drāṅgika*, market officer, 202. Dual kingdom, 335 *Durgādhyaksha*, for commander, 196 *Dvairājya*, 38, 335 *Dvandva*, rival parties in republics, 120