A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c16.72
A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c16.72
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c16.72
Subjects, doctrines of respectful submission and obedience of, in Dharmasūtras 63 ; in Arthaśāstra, 94-96 ; limited by right of tyrannicide, 101 ; in Kauṭilya, 135 ; in the Manusamhitā and the Mahābhārata, 183-184 ; limited by right of tyrannicide, 188 ; in the Purāṇas and minor Smritis, 227-229 ; the subject’s right of bearing arms extends, according to Medhātithi, even to normal times, 240-241 ; Medhātithi’s plea for the right of rebellion, 241-242 ; monarchy is the natural and necessary condition of subjects according to Śukra, 256-257 ; Śukra’s advocacy of the right of deposing bad kings, 259.