Public Administration in Ancient India c12.7
Public Administration in Ancient India c12.7
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² Ibid. “According to Vishnu, men should be selected as ministers who are honest, devoid of greed, careful, and possessed of capacity.” Ch. III. The Nītivākyāmṛita also discusses the qualifications of ministers (Chs. X. and XI.). Manu says: “Let him appoint seven or eight ministers whose ancestors have been royal servants, who are versed in the sciences, heroes skilled in the use of weapons and descended from good families who have been tried.” VII. 54. The Kural says:
Cites (5)
- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Tirukkuṟaḷ — Tiruvaḷḷuvar, Tamil
- Nītivākyāmṛta — Somadevasūri, Sanskrit