Political Concepts in Ancient India /106

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Political Concesame chapts in Ancient India
 
same chapter, in the second verse, Kautilya
ṭilya
refers to eighteen Tiīrthas (Tiīrtheṣvaṣṭādaśasvapi)

obviously with reference to the 18 Mahāmatras.
 
ātras.
(8) Nīlakantṇṭha, commenting on Mahaābharata
Saārata
Śānti Parva, 57. 17, quotes 4 verses from a work

called Nitiśāstra (?) containing almost an identical

list of 18 Tiīrthas. (mantrī+ purohitaścaiva . . . .

tīrthānyaṣṭadasaivatu).
 
śaivatu).
 
TUŞŅIŪṢṆĪ-DANDḌA—Same as Tūṣṇīṁ-yuddha.

 
TUŞŪṢNİĪN-YUDDHA--Same as Mantrayuddha (q.v.)

 
TRAYIĪ-- (1) The 'three Vedas' taken collectively.

The three Vedas included in this term are RṚk-,

Yajuḥ-, and Sama-vedas (cf. Manu Samṁ, IV.

125).
 

(2) It is one of the four basic sciences (Vidyās)

(AS' I. 1).
 

(3) It forms a part of the King's curriculum of

studies. He is advised to learn the sacred canon

(Trayi) along with philosophy (AnviĀnvīkṣiki) from
ī) from
the cultured persons."
 
trayīm ānvīkṣikīṁ ca siṣṭebhyah (AS' I. 5).
 
DANDA ṆḌA--(1) A measurement of length. It is equal

to 4 Aratnis, i.e., 96 fingers and its synonyms

are Dhanuḥ, Nālikā and Pauruşṣa. (Vide AS⁹
'
II. 20).¹
 
caturaratnirdaṇḍo dhanur nālikā pauruṣaṁ ca.
(2) A punishment in general.³
 
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Digitized by
 
DA
 
5. trayīm ānvikṣikim ca sistebhyah (A Cf. Manu S' I. 5).
 
1. caturaratnirdando dhanur nālikā pauruṣaṁ ca.
 
2. Cf. Manu Sam. VIII. 126 etc.
 

Cf. tā navamanyāmānaṁ daivo' pi danṇḍaḥ sprkṛśati (AS' I. 13)
 
etc.
 
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