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# Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c40.41

Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c40.41

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### [c40.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c40.41)

These may refer to republican rulers or to a military organisation, the Artha-Śāstra having Śreṇī as a military division. In lawbooks, general literature, and inscriptions, Śreṇī has acquired the technical meaning of guild.

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