Hindu Administrative Institutions c9.s1.110

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c9.s1.110

5. The condition and circumstances of Kauṭalya’s days were such that unless the ever-growing class of the seditionists were put an end to with rigorous and capital punishment, the king could not reign in peace and people could not live in safety. Manu speaks of them as thorns in the way of the state, and to be removed at all costs.¹ Kauṭalya ends this section with the following :

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