Public Administration in Ancient India c25.12

c25.12

Defendant, the, in Lawsuits, 156 *et sqq.* Departmental Officials, 121 *et sqq.* Despotism, foreign to Aryan peoples, 74 Devānampiya Tissa, Head of Buddhism in Ceylon, 281 Dhanya Kataka, University of, 286 Dharma, definitions of, 275 & *n.* Two sides of Credal, 275, 276 *et sqq.* Social, 257, 281 *et sqq.* Dharma-śāstras, the, dates of, 4 & *n.* 1 Meaning of, 9 Origin of, 134 Sources of Law, 133 Dharma-sūtras, the, 4, 34 Dates of, 4 *n.* 1 Diamonds, 123, 260, 265 Didda, Queen of Kasmir, 69 Dilīpa, type of a Virtuous King, 83 Dīpavamsa, the, date and historical value of, 6 & *n.* 1 Diplomatic Agents, classes and powers of, 193-5 Direction of Military Affairs, organisation of, 202-3 Distance-Pillars on roads, 251 Divine origin of the State, theory of, 35-6 & *nn.* Division or District, composition of, 294 Documentary Evidence, 161 Domestic Councils of Rajput Chiefs, 53 Dravidians, the, 17 & *n.* 2 Village government by, 288-9 Druhyus, the, 54, 55 *n.*