Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c13.47

c13.47

Daṇḍin, who flourished probably in the latter half of the sixth or in the seventh century of the Christian era, represents a decadent stage in literary style as in political wisdom. His Daśakumāracarita or the Doings of Ten Princes, though left incomplete, traditionally ranks among the masterpieces of Sanskrit literature. His diction has been pronounced superior to that of Kālidāsa himself, though to a modern reader he appears turgid rather than brilliant. His work, needless to say, is devoid of all systematic philosophy but it paints a type of political activity which is often incidental to a monarchical court.