Hindu Administrative Institutions c3: Contents
Hindu Administrative Institutions c3
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| ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . | vii |
| INTRODUCTION . . . . . | ix |
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CHAP. I. Section i. The Concept of *Daṇḍa Nīti* ... | 1 Section ii. Origin of State and Society ... | 11 Section iii. The Concept of *Matsya Nyāya* ... | 19 Section iv. The Relation of *Trivarga* to *Daṇḍa Nīti* . . . . . | 27 Section v. Social Organization ... ... | 38 Section vi. State an Organism ... ... | 51
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II. THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION ... ... | 56 GENERAL PRINCIPLES Section i. The Theory of Divine Origin ... | 57 Origin in War ... ... | 62 The Theory of Contract ... | 63 Section ii. Titles and Gradations of Monarchy | 78 Section iii. The Consecration Ceremony ... | 82 Section iv. The *Mahābhiṣeka* of Indra ... | 87 Section v. The *Aśvamedha* ... ... | 91 Section vi. Duties and Rights of Kings ... | 94
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III. MACHINERY OF ORGANIZATION Section i. The Crown Prince ... ... | 106 Section ii. The *Purohita* ... ... | 114 Section iii. The Royal Council ... ... | 135 Appendix— The General Assembly ... ... | 152
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IV. FISCAL ADMINISTRATION Section i. Sources of Revenue ... ... | 163 Section ii. Principles of Taxation ... | 182 Section iii. Items of Expenditure ... | 190 Section iv. Emergency Taxes and Loans ... | Section v. The Department of Finance ... |
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| V. | THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | |
| | Section i. In the Vedic Period ... ... 215 | |
| | Section ii. The Epoch of the *Dharmaśāstras* and the Epics ... ... 221 | |
| | Section iii. The Organization of the Judiciary 226 | |
| | Section iv. Mr. Edwardes' Views Examined ... 243 | |
| | Section v. Other Courts ... ... 252 | |
| | Section vi. Legal Procedure ... ... 255 | |
| VI. | THE MILITARY ORGANIZATION | |
| | Section i. General Principles ... ... 270 | |
| | Section ii. Defences of the Kingdom ... 275 | |
| | Section iii. Ethics of War ... ... 277 | |
| | Section iv. Information in War ... 286 | |
| | Section v. The Fourfold Army ... 290 | |
| | Section vi. The March of the Army... ... 297 | |
| | Section vii. Fighting Arrangements of Troops in Battle ... ... 302 | |
| | Section viii. Kinds of Warfare ... ... 304 | |
| | Section ix. Army Officers ... ... 307 | |
| VII. | LOCAL ADMINISTRATION | |
| | Section i. Village and Village Officials ... 314 | |
| | Section ii. Communal Institutions ... 329 | |
| | Section iii. Other Types of Rural Institutions 338 | |
| | Section iv. Village Administration in South India ... ... 357 | |
| | Section v. The Land and the Village Community. ... ... 364 | |
| | Section vi. Municipal Administration ... 374 | |
| VIII. | CONCLUSION . . . . . 382 | |
| | BOOKS CONSULTED ... ... ... 385 | |
| | INDEX . . . . . 393 | |