The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c16.s1.t1.44

c16.s1.t1.44

*Danda*, as interpreted by Manu, is obviously the very principle of omnipotence, comparable to the *majestas* of Bodin or the *summa potestas* of Grotius. It is the abstraction of that power whose concrete embodiment is *aiśvarya*, *svâmitva* or sovereignty in a state, which is explained by Figgis as the real “divine right” of kings. It is absolute, with jurisdiction over all, uncontrolled by any entity.