The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c16.s1.97
The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c16.s1.97
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c16.s1.97
Bhartṛihari who, according to the Chinese I-tsing, died about 650 A.D., has just a few political maxims in his Nītiśataka but throws no light on institutions. Yet there may be something in the tradition that he alternated between asceticism and worldly life.¹