Hindu Administrative Institutions c12.s5.22

c12.s5.22

Agriculture was, as it is now, the prime industry of Hindu India and hence every writer has something to say on it. *Amarakośa* defines the word सीता as 'methods and means connected with the plough.'³ Further the importance of agriculture is seen from a popular verse⁴ which says that agricultural wealth alone is wealth. The same ideas are reflected in the soul-stirring line of the famous Tamil poet Kambanāṭṭār.⁵