The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c20.29

c20.29

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| Mahâpiṅgala . . . . . 156 |
| Mahâsammata . . . . . 34 |
| Mahimsaka kingdom . . . . . 323 |
| Malla . . . . . 7, 8, 13, 80, 136 |
| Mallaki princes, nine, in Kâśi kingdom ... 136 |
| Maṇḍavyakumâra . . . . . 95f |
| Manual work, attitude of the Aryans towards, ... 325, 325f |
| —Importance of heredity for, ... ... 278 |
| Marriage, of a Brâhmaṇa's son with a khattiya's daughter... 88 |
| —of a dvija with a śûdrâ... ... ... 57 |
| —customs relating to, ... ... ... 51 |
| —within the jâti was the rule ... ... 51 |
| —between a Brâhmaṇa and a śûdrâ ... ... 57 |
| —between one caste and another forbidden ... 57 |
| Matsya . . . . . 11 |
| Megasthenes . . . . . 2, 2f, 62, 137, 333 |
| Messenger, Brâhmaṇa ... ... ... 10f, 217, 218, 223 |
| Method of teaching, Brahmanical ... ... 205, 206 |
| Military science . . . . . 90 |
| Ministers . . . . . 98, 103, 140sq. |
| —exercise of power by the, ... ... 141 |
| —as opposed to the Brâhmaṇas ... ... 142 |
| —their caste . . . . . 143, 144 |
| —participate in the administration of justice ... 111 |
| —election of the king by the, ... ... 125sq. |
| —at the head of guilds ... ... ... 275 |
| Mixed castes . . . . . 5sq., 30f, 332 |
| Money-lender . . . . . 267 |
| Musical tournament . . . . . 291 |