The Mauryan Polity c7.s2.24

c7.s2.24

By the course of his conduct, and by administrative measures to promote the welfare of his subjects, Aśoka endeared himself to the people at large. The importance of the quality of *utthāna* was also realised to a full measure, for, every action and movement of his depended on his powers of exertion to which he set a special value above everything else.