Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c8.3.4

c8.3.4

It should have a vast population belonging to the lower castes or the aboriginal tribes who may aid in the development of its arts and crafts (*avara-varṇa-prāyaḥ adhama-varṇa-bahulaḥ*). It may be noted that Manu welcomes this kind of population in a country to form the artisan classes “whose hand was always pure (*nityaṁ śuddhaḥ kāruka-hastaḥ*) [V. 129].” Lastly, the prosperity and future of a country ultimately must depend upon the quality of its people, its loyalty and character (*bhaktaśuchi-manushya*). No better picture can be given of India than the one given here by Kauṭilya.