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# Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c40.52

Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c40.52

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### [c40.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c40.52)

§ 251. The Jānapada yet has another synonym in Rāshtra, which is found in later works. In the Daśakumāra-charita (Ch. 3), the president of the Jānapada is called Jānapada-mahattara (Lord High President). Further on, the same person is called the Rāshtra-mukhya or the Leader of the Realm (Assembly).

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## Cites (1)

- [Daśakumāracarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.novels.prasiddha.dasakumaracarita) — Daṇḍin, Sanskrit

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