The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c10.s5.t1.1

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c10.s5.t1.1

In at least two historic instances the attitude of the Hindu mind in regard to kingship was identical. Brihadratha, the last Maurya Emperor (B. C. 191—185), was "crushed" because, as we read in Bâṇa's *Harṣa-charita* (seventh century), he was *pratijñâ-durbala* i. e. weak in keeping his coronation oath.¹

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Harṣacarita — Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit