[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Administrative Institutions](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929) › c3 # Hindu Administrative Institutions c3: Contents Hindu Administrative Institutions c3 - **Language:** English ### Contents ### [c3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c3.1) | | PAGE | | ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . | vii | | INTRODUCTION . . . . . | ix | ### [c3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c3.2) 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 ### [c3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c3.3) 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 ### [c3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c3.4) 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 ### [c3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c3.5) 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 ... | ### [c3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c3.6) | CHAP. | | PAGE | | 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 | | --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c3) · Pramāṇa