Public Administration in Ancient India c12.37

c12.37

⁴ “Just, O King, as an official who is anxious for the Seal (mudda-kāmo), and for the office and custody thereof, will exert himself to the attainment of the Seal by sacrificing everything in his house—property and corn, gold and silver . . .” Questions of Milinda (Rhys Davids), IV. 8, 9.