Political Concepts in Ancient India /111

Glossary
 
gift of wealth (artha). Cf. Upapradānam arthopa-

kāraḥ (AS' II. 10).
 

 
DĀMARIKA--A riotous person (AS' IV. 9).
 

 
DÃĀYABHĀGA--Partition of inheritance; division

of property among heirs.
 

 
DĀYĀDA --(1) One who is entitled to inheritance

or a share of patrimony (AS' III. 2, Yājnñavalkya

II. 118, Manu Samṁ, VIII. 160), an heir.
 

(2) An heiress is called Dāyāda or Dāyādī.
 

 
DAĀSA--A slave, who is purchased for life-time with

a lump sum. Such a slave can be re-sold and he

may also regain freedom on payment of his price

to the master (AS' III. 13).
 
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DŪTA --(1) In AS' I. 16, Kautṭilya describes the

functions of a Dūta. Accordingly the term may

mean a messenger or, an envoy, or, an am-

bassador or, an emissary.
 

(2) Taking the term in general Kautilya classi-
ṭilya classi-
fies Dūta into three types, viz. Nisṛṣṭārtha (i.e.,

one who has all the qualities of an Amatya),
ātya),
Parimitaārtha (i.e., one who possesses three-

fourths of the qualities of an Amatya) and
ātya) and
Śāsanahara (i.e., one who possesses half the

qualities of an Amātya) (AS' I. 16).
 

(3) According to K. P. Jayaswal the term Dūta,

as used in Manu Samhitaṁhitā, VII. 65-66 and Rāmā-
8 and Rāmā-
8.
 
....................................................dūte sandhiviparyayau.
du
dūta eva hi sandhatte bhinattyeva ca samhatan dītastat
ṁhatān dūtastat
Kurute Karma bhidyante yena mānavāh.
 
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