Public Administration in Ancient India c4.14

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Sukra, and others. Mahābhārata, Sānti Parva, Sec. 59, sl. 28, etc. The origin of the name of the science is described thus: Brahman said, "Because men are led by Government (daṇḍa), or in other words, Government leads or controls everything, therefore this Science will be known in the three worlds as the Science of Government (Daṇḍanīti)." Mahābhārata, Sānti Parva, Sec. 59, sl. 78.