Public Administration in Ancient India c23.26

c23.26

² Arthaśāstra, Bk. III. ch. 10. Prof. Rhys Davids, alluding to the accounts given of village administration in the Buddhist books, says: "Villagers are described as uniting of their own accord to build Mote-halls and Rest-houses and reservoirs, to mend the roads between their own and adjacent villages and even to lay out parks." Prof. Rhys Davids draws a beautiful picture of the simple life of the villagers of ancient times. He says: "None