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Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c12.5

Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c12.5

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c12.5

First, as to composition,¹ each धर्मास्थीय court² was made up of three persons well grounded in the Śāstras (i.e. धर्मास्थाः) or three ministers (अमात्याः) who sat together for hearing cases.