Hindu Administrative Institutions c7.s7.36

c7.s7.36

But Hindu political literature lays down a great principle राज्यं रक्षति रक्षितः ।⁴ meaning that he who is protected protects the realm. If we begin analysing this pregnant statement we find that a king may possess qualities of soul and mind and even of body, but still, if adverse elements preponderate in the realm, he must be quite sure to quell these. This is the self-protection⁵ which is incessantly referred to in our political and legal literature. This personal safety must be from his own sons, wives and from enemies.⁶