[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.160 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.160 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.160 - **Language:** English ### [c5.160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.160) Wise people say that, of the four expedients Sāma and Daṇḍa are the most effective for the prosperity of the country. - [Previous: c5.159](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.159) - [Next: c5.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.161) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.160) · Pramāṇa