The Mauryan Polity c8.s1.t2.3

c8.s1.t2.3

Kauṭalya did not believe the members for they were liable to let out secrets through the unconscious channels of signs and gestures (*ingita* and *ākāra*). Hence according to the *Arthaśāstra* they should also be kept under some restraint until the resolution of the council was given effect to (*ayuktapuruṣarakṣaṇam ākāryakālāt*).