Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c25.20

c25.20

Then, they in Section XIII are predicated with 'here' which means inside the limits of Mauryan Empire, as opposed to the *antas* outside, like Antiochus, Cholas, etc. The first meaning of **aparāntas** being inadmissible, we must take the other one, '**states inside**.' This corresponds and agrees with the 'here' of Section XIII. The two groups are identical in predication: 'inside' or 'inside neighbours.'