Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jataka Stories c4.t2.61

c4.t2.61

STUDY OF POLITICS mixed with other students, Brāhmaṇas, merchants and others. But one interesting thing can be seen. Princes hailing from different kingdoms, here, contracted friendship,¹ as we saw in the beginning of this Section, which had considerable effect upon their lives later on. Even some of the teachers seem to have taken a good deal of interest in the internal affairs of the kingdoms which were represented by these princes. They were able, on the basis of reports procured from their pupils, to form a somewhat definite idea regarding the prospects of their pupils in their own countries and the dangers they were likely to face in the near future². Furthermore, they must have had a general idea about the motives that led to rivalries and struggles in politics and how these could be clearly checked. With these notions in their minds, they did not forget to tender practical and valuable advice to these aspiring Khattiya youths, which proved remarkably helpful in facing the calamities when they took the reins of Government in their hands.