Public Administration in Ancient India c25.37

c25.37

Pāndavas, battle-arrays of, 210 City of, 241 and Jarāsandha, 220 Pāndyans or Pāndyas, army of, 197 n. 1 Buddhism among, 278 Women-rulers of, 69 n. 3 Parākrama Bāhu, King of Ceylon, Buddhist reforms of, 281 Public works of, 255 Parasu-Rāma, 21 Parishats, see also Moka Mahapari-shat Composition and functions of, 133, 137-9 Parthian conquest of Sindh, &c., 238 Passports, Superintendent of, 125 Patala, seaport, 268 Two-King Rule at, 45-6 Pātaliputra, city of, 24 Asoka's Palace at, 246-7 Peace-making; various forms of Agreement, 233-5 Pearls, 123, 260, 265 Pensions 130 Perjury, punishment of, 161 Persia, political relations with, 107 Physical surroundings of the State, 29 et sqq. Piety, Law of, Asoka's action and views as to, 277-8, 282 Pigeons, official and military use of, 201, 259 n. 1 Pilots, 267 Plaintiffs, share of, in Trials, 155 et sqq. Plato, possibly contemporaneous with Chānakya, 10 Plenipotentiaries, 193 Poetical Works, giving light on Indian Politics, 6-7 Police, the, duties of, 125-6 Efficiency of, 171, 172 Chief of, Salary of, 129 Police-State character, of early Indian State, 39-40 Policy of Indian Ruler toward Foreign Rulers, Six Sorts of, 189-90 et sqq.