Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic)
Political theory in dharmasūtras, epics, Arthaśāstra, Buddhist and Jaina texts, smṛtis, nītisāras and purāṇas: kingship, saptāṅga, daṇḍa, interstate relations.
- Language
- English
- Author
- Beni Prasad
- Extent
- 1,705 passages, 118,166 words
- Text
- complete digital text
- Source
- archive.org · 1st ed., Allahabad: Indian Press 1927; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite; chapters and sections… · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (Beni Prasad †1945); published before 1931: public…
Contents
- c1 Front matter — 6 parts
- c2 Foreword — 12 parts
- c3 Preface — 5 parts
- c4 Chapter I — 23 parts
- c5 Chapter II. Vedic Literature — 30 parts
- c6 Chapter III. The Epics — 182 parts
- c7 Chapter IV. Manu — 74 parts
- c8 Chapter V. The Arthaśāstras of Kautalya and Bṛihaspati — 106 parts
- c9 Chapter VI. The Dharma Sûtras, Dharma Sâstras and Commentators — 42 parts
- c10 Chapter VII. The Purāṇas and Upapurāṇas — 80 parts
- c11 Chapter VIII. Buddhist and Jaina Theories of Government — 56 parts
- c12 Chapter IX — 4 parts
- c13 Chapter X. Classical Sanskrit Literature — 96 parts
- c14 Chapter XI. Theory of the Government of Corporations — 11 parts
- c15 Chapter XII. The Basic Principles of the Hindu Theory of Government — 126 parts
- c16 Bibliography — 15 parts
- c17 Index — 40 parts
- c18 Corrigenda — 6 parts