The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c8.75

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c8.75

Miscellaneous duties of the State. Besides the protection and promotion of righteous life with which government is charged, Gautama prescribes specific relief measures which a king is likely to have undertaken in an informal manner. He must support needy students, Brâhmaṇas, Śrotriyas, all who are unable to work.⁴ A Hindu court might well have been a centre of charity.

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