Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c43.123
Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c43.123
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§ 309. There was an old grouping called 'the Eighteen Tīrthas.' The Rāmāyaṇa knows it (II. 100. 36). The Artha-Śāstra of Kauṭilya mentions it and refers to the *tīrthas* as Mahā-Amātyas (pp. 21, 22). They were heads of departments of both superior and inferior classes. They contained two offices of the royal household as well The grouping was old and was fast becoming obsolete The Mahā-Bhārata does not seem to mention it in its book on politics.
Linked texts (3)
- Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit
- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit