The Political Institutions and Theories of the Hindus: A Study in Comparative Politics c16.s2.t2.37

c16.s2.t2.37

Last but not least in importance as a foundation for the doctrine of *sârva-bhauma* is the concept of *dig-vijaya*¹ or conquest of the quarters. It implies that there is no longer a mere *vijigîṣu* or aspirant, awaiting his chance, mewing his might, or watching the conjuncture for “the next war.” The Siegfried has conquered the quarters of the globe, he has realized his highest ambitions. The wheel of his chariot has rolled to the very extremities of the world, and there is none to question his power and prestige. All rival states have been subdued by him. He has brought them to subjection almost in the manner that Napoleon wished when he said in 1804: “There will be no rest in Europe until it is under a single chief, an emperor who shall have kings for officers, who shall distribute kingdoms to his lieutenants, and shall make this one king of Italy, that one of Bavaria; this one ruler of Switzerland, that one governor of Holland, each having an office of honor in the imperial household.” *Dig-vijaya* has conferred on the *vijigîṣu* the chiefship of such a Napoleonic league of nations.