Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c43.95
Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c43.95
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c43.95
In the Mānava Code the king is his own *Finance Minister*.⁵ He himself holds charge of the Finance. He is not directly named in Manu but his subordinates are mentioned under the designation which the Artha-Śāstra gives to him—*Samāhartṛi*. In the Artha-Śāstra there is an allied portfolio, of the Sannidhātṛi (§ 211). Later on the two portfolios coalesce into one. In the Śukranīti the Minister of Finance is Sumantra. Govinda-rāja (§ 309) gives another designation, arthasañchayakṛit.