Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c7.29

c7.29

¹ Ibid., VII, 22-23, 80, 82-86; III, 134-136, 143; VIII, 309, 401-403, 386; IX, 256-257, 258-260, 304, 309; XI, 18, 22, 23. "As the lives of living creatures are destroyed by tormenting their bodies, even so the lives of kings are destroyed by their oppressing their kingdoms." Ibid., 112.