A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. c8.s1: I

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General character of political thought in the Dharmasūtras—The concept of Dharma (Law or Duty) presupposes a Society ruled by Law which is derived from the Divine will—Nevertheless it embodies the conception of the organic unity of Society—The theories of kingship involve, although in an unsystematic fashion, the balancing of the principles of authority and responsibility—The mutual relations of the king and the Brāhmaṇa order.