Public Administration in Ancient India c10.87

c10.87

¹ Arthaśāstra, Bk. I. ch. 19. Chānakya says that this division should be made with the help of water-clocks (nālikā) or by observing the size of shadows (chhāyāpramānena). The Sukranīti also gives the King similar advice, but the time-table suggested therein is somewhat different. The twenty-four hours of the day and night are to be divided into thirty parts (muhūrtas), thus: Consideration of income and expenditure, 2 muhūrtas; Bath, 1; Religious observances, 2; Physical exercise, 1; Distribution