[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) › c6.63 # Hindu Administrative Institutions c6.63 Hindu Administrative Institutions c6.63 - **Language:** English ### [c6.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.63) ¹ Kauṭalya qualifies the general term \*daṇḍa\*. According to him it is of three kinds: \*tīkṣṇa daṇḍa\* (cruel), \*mṛdu daṇḍa\* (mild), and \*yathārtha daṇḍa\* (just.) The first form of punishment alienates the people from the king, the second does not evoke respect for authority, and the third alone must be pursued. - [Previous: c6.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.62) - [Next: c6.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.64) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.63) · Pramāṇa