Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c11.s3.24

c11.s3.24

More than once, Śukra insists on capacity as the supreme qualification for office, but he violates his precept when he distributes offices according to caste. The village headman should be a Brâhmaṇa, the tax-collector a Kṣatriya, the customs officer a Vaiśya, the clerk a Kâyastha, the sentinel a Śûdra. The heads of the higher administrative divisions should be Kṣatriyas. The