The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c10.s5.t1.9

c10.s5.t1.9

Besides, in the *Mahâbhârata* the plea for the deposition and execution of the tyrant Vena⁶ is that he was *vidharma* i. e. unlawful or unconstitutional and the "slave of wrath and malice". On these and similar grounds Vedic India also was used to the expulsion of rulers. The story of *aparuddha* or expelled kings is familiar to the readers of the *Brâlimanas* and *Samhitâs*.¹