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into consideration by the court in time of judging
a dispute on inheritance, marriage, etc.
(4) Deśadharma (Janapada dharma) is referred to
as a source of law also by Gautama. deśajātikula-dharmā āmnāvairaviruddhāh pramāṇam (Gautama D. S. XI. 20).
(5) Jayaswal takes the term to mean laws formu-
lated by the Law making popular parliament,
called Janapada. Jayaswal, H.P., p. 232.

JANAPADA-SAMPAT--The good qualities and the
desirable features of an ideal territory (i.e. the
expanse of the land) of an ideal state. Kau-
ṭilya gives the details in AŚ. VI. 1.

JANMAN(S)—A term occurring in the Vedas, pre-
sumably means a village consisting of people
having the same lineage. (see also Macdonell
and Keith, Vedic Index. Vol. I).

JAYA-SKANDHĀVĀRA--The victorious camp.
Same as Skandhāvāra.

JĀNAPADA—(1) Citizen belonging to the country-
side as opposed to the people belonging to the
city. The term is often found used in the plural
as Jānapadāḥ. In that case it should mean the
citizens of the countryside, as a whole. See Pauras and n. 1 under the same.
(2) Jayaswal understands the term Jānapadāḥ, in
the sense of a 'Realm Assembly' (HP. p. 229 ff)
or a political institution of the type of a popular
assembly with executive and judicial authority.

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