Public Administration in Ancient India c11.35
Public Administration in Ancient India c11.35
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² Arthasāstra, Bk. I. ch. 14. Somadeva Sūri uses almost identical words in his Nitivākyāmrita (Ch. IX.). In Kāmandaki the term ‘Mantra-man-dala’ is used for the Council. Hopkins says: “As the popular assembly became the Kingly ‘court’ (rājasamiti), so the duties of that assembly became transferred to the ‘councillors’ or private ministers of the King.” Journal of the American Oriental Society.
Cites (3)
- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- Nītivākyāmṛta — Somadevasūri, Sanskrit
- Kāmandakīya Nītisāra — Kāmandaki, Sanskrit