History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c20.63

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²⁶³ Compare आप. ध. सू. I. 11. 32. 18 (शूद्रान्नं शूद्राभ्यरितंञ्च देशान्न सेवेत) with मनु IV. 61. This dictum of Manu must have been pronounced at a time when śūdra kings were rare; otherwise it would have no meaning and brāhmaṇas would have been compelled to leave India. So it follows that Manu did not hold the view propounded in certain Purāṇas that after the Nandas there would be no kṣatriya kings and only śūdras will be kings.