[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.s3.29 # Hindu Administrative Institutions c6.s3.29 Hindu Administrative Institutions c6.s3.29 - **Language:** English ### [c6.s3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.s3.29) Śukrāchārya speaks of \*Nīti Śāstra\* itself as the root of the \*trivarga\*, leading to salvation.² He quotes the examples of Nahusha and Vena who fell into hell for transgressing established standards. Śukra regards \*dharma\* as the supreme, while to Kauṭalya \*artha\* alone is of capital importance.³ In the opinion of Kāmandaka the proper observance of the \*trivarga\* would only come as a result of the application of \*daṇḍa\*.⁴ Kāmandaka speaks of an evolution of the three objects of life proceeding in order of diminishing importance.⁵ - [Previous: c6.s3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.s3.28) - [Next: c6.s3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.s3.30) - [Up: c6.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.s3) ## Cites (1) - [Śukranīti (Śukrācārya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti-sukracarya) — Śukrācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.s3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.s3.29) · Pramāṇa