Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c10.s1.25
Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c10.s1.25
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The precautions taken for the health of the king were as follows:—Medical experts were appointed to detect poison. The medicines that were served out to the king were in the first instance proved as to their purity and then tasted by the physician, the decoctioner (पाचक) and the purveyor together.³