Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c11.s2.t4.2

c11.s2.t4.2

Somadeva’s ephorisms were commented on by a Brahmanic scholar who, from his introductory verse, seems to have been named Haribala. He frequently illustrates Somadeva’s meaning by parallel quotations from Arthaśāstra and Dharmaśāstra authors as well as writers like Jaimini, the great master of the rules of interpretation. But he has few political views of his own.