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Glossary
(9) Our notes on Danda would show that various
connotations of the term Danda are accepted even
by the same authority. As such, the description
of Dandanīti, as comprising of policy and im-
policy, in consideration of a narrower connota-
tion of the term Daṇḍa may be justified even
though Dandanītī, with a wider connotation of
Danda, may be identical with Arthasastra.
(10) Rajanīti (cf. A. L. Basham, The Wonder
that was India, p. 79).
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(11) This science is also called Rāja-śāstra in the
Mahabharata, Santi Parva. (vide, Jayaswal,
Hindu Polity, p. 5).
(12) Mitakṣarā on Yajnavalkya. I. 313, gives
the meaning of Dandanīti as Arthaśāstra.
DANDAPARUŞYA—(1) An assault. It is a legally
punishable offence. cf. AS.' II. 27.
(2) Kautilya names three varieties of it. They
are Sparsana (touching the body of the opponent
by way of assault with hand, foot, etc), Avagūr-
na (showing weapons like lances by way of
attempting to assault) and Prahata (physical
assault with any weapon). (See AS' III. 19).
(3) Hard or cruel infliction of punishment. In
this sense it is one of the Krodhaja Vyasanas
(see Manu Sam. VII. 48).
DAŅDAPĀLA (1) One of the 18 Tirthas or Mahā-
matras (see AS' I. 18).
(2) = Dandanadhikarī given in the Tilaka com.
(as one of the Tirthas) under Rāmāyaṇa II.
100.36.
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(9) Our notes on Danda would show that various
connotations of the term Danda are accepted even
by the same authority. As such, the description
of Dandanīti, as comprising of policy and im-
policy, in consideration of a narrower connota-
tion of the term Daṇḍa may be justified even
though Dandanītī, with a wider connotation of
Danda, may be identical with Arthasastra.
(10) Rajanīti (cf. A. L. Basham, The Wonder
that was India, p. 79).
=
89
(11) This science is also called Rāja-śāstra in the
Mahabharata, Santi Parva. (vide, Jayaswal,
Hindu Polity, p. 5).
(12) Mitakṣarā on Yajnavalkya. I. 313, gives
the meaning of Dandanīti as Arthaśāstra.
DANDAPARUŞYA—(1) An assault. It is a legally
punishable offence. cf. AS.' II. 27.
(2) Kautilya names three varieties of it. They
are Sparsana (touching the body of the opponent
by way of assault with hand, foot, etc), Avagūr-
na (showing weapons like lances by way of
attempting to assault) and Prahata (physical
assault with any weapon). (See AS' III. 19).
(3) Hard or cruel infliction of punishment. In
this sense it is one of the Krodhaja Vyasanas
(see Manu Sam. VII. 48).
DAŅDAPĀLA (1) One of the 18 Tirthas or Mahā-
matras (see AS' I. 18).
(2) = Dandanadhikarī given in the Tilaka com.
(as one of the Tirthas) under Rāmāyaṇa II.
100.36.
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Original from
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN