[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v4.c63.79 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.79 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.79 - **Language:** English ### [v4.c63.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c63.79) ³⁴⁴ स धर्मस्थसखः शश्वदर्थिप्रत्यर्थिनां स्वयम् । ददर्श संशयच्छेद्यान्व्यवहारानतन्द्रितः ॥ रघुवंश । 17. 39. The word धर्मस्थ used here for judges may be noted. Kauṭ. uses the same word in III. 1. From a detailed examination of the Raghuvaṁśa it appears very probable that Kālidāsa had closely studied Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra. - [Previous: v4.c63.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c63.78) - [Next: v4.c63.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c63.80) - [Up: v4.c63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c63) ## Cites (2) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.3.1) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit - [Raghuvaṃśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.rama.raghuvamsa-works.raghuvamsa.17.39) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c63.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v4.c63.79) · Pramāṇa