Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s2.65

c8.s2.65

Even later works on polity like the *Kāmandaki Śukranīti*, *Nitivākyamṛta* continue the traditional ideas about this functionary. He is the directing force in the administration of Kāmandaka.² The qualifications of the *purohita* which are narrated in the *Śukranītisāra* well-nigh agree with what Kauṭalya has recommended.³ The *Śukranīti* adds that he is also the *ācārya* or preceptor. This office figures as the first and the highly paid one among the ten departments of Sukrāchārya.⁴