Hindu Administrative Institutions c9.s1.72

c9.s1.72

stray from virtue, and the wicked do indiscreet acts by over-indulgence.’ Another healthy regulation was that all were allowed to drink in the houses established and were not permitted to go out immediately after. Only good liquor was sold and the spoilt one was given to draught animals and hogs. Further if anybody under the influence of drink got himself robbed of his property in the premises, it was for the dealer in charge to make good the loss.¹ Brahmans were forbidden from drinking. Only a limited number of people were allowed to take part in liquor traffic. These regulations show unmistakably that temperance was the aim of the state in ancient India.