The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c16.s2.t1.36

c16.s2.t1.36

These are the elementary principles of international dealings of which elaborate accounts are given in the writings of Kautilya and Kâmandaka. The theory holds that there is a hypothetical tug-of-war always being fought between the *vijigîṣu* and his *ari* (the enemy). These two are the combatants or belligerents. Along with these are to be counted another two states in order to furnish a logical completeness to the hypothesis. The *quadrivium*² consists of the following members: