The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c11.t15.4

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c11.t15.4

The evidences of the Tamil inscriptions of Southern India, the Sanskrit inscription of Rudra-dâmana, Asoka’s Edicts, Megasthenes, and the *Artha-śâstra* in regard to Hindu imperial nationalism and provincial administration can be borne out by the accounts of empire-states given in epics like the *Mahâbhârata*,³ and suggested in law-books like those of Gautama, Âpastamba, and Manu. The picture of nationalities that these literary sources exhibit is that of a centripetal tendency and homo-

Linked texts (6)

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
Āpastambadharmasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit
Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Ἰνδικά — Μεγασθένης, Ancient Greek