Public Administration in Ancient India c14.2

c14.2

¹ In later times, although ‘dharma’ was regarded as the principle underlying law, ‘vyavahāra’ became what may be called lawyer’s law. Thus Abul Fazl, writing in the sixteenth century of the legal system of the Hindus, refers to ‘vyavahāra’ and not to ‘dharma.’ According to the Chānakya-sūtra, “ ‘vyavahāra’ is more important than ‘dharma.’ ”