The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c19.40

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c19.40

Sometimes there arose popular leaders who acquired the reputation of experts in the art of arranging fasts. They were generally the leaders of the priestly corporations. They are reckoned among those who delight in the king’s misfortunes (VIII, 710).

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Rājataraṅgiṇī — Kalhaṇa, Sanskrit