[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Mauryan Polity](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932) › c8.s3.8 # The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.8 The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.8 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.8) In the absence of a sound treasury the consequences could be well imagined. There would be no proper exercise of daṇḍa, for neither the army nor the officials would be loyal.¹ This discussion of the pros and cons of a well-furnished, partially furnished, and non-furnished treasury, bears the test that Kauṭalya was more than a theorist. In short Kauṭalya seems to drive at the fact that a fully furnished treasury alone can ensure the successful working of the administration, home and foreign.cont - [Previous: c8.s3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.7) - [Next: c8.s3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.9) - [Up: c8.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.8) · Pramāṇa