Public Administration in Ancient India c10.89

c10.89

¹ Kautilya says: “All urgent business he must attend to at once, and never put off, for when postponed, they will prove difficult or even impossible of accomplishment.” Arthasāstra, Bk. I. ch. 19. According to Hiuen Tsiang, Harshavardhana “divided each day into three portions. During the first he occupied himself with the business of government; during the second he practised himself in religious devotion without interruption.” Buddhist Records (Beal), Bk. IV. p. 216.