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Political Concepts innot denounce a Dvairājya. The passage which
has led Ancient India
 
not denounce altekar to observe that "the Arthaśāstra
does not approve of it" and Jayaswal to believe
that Kauṭilya himself characterises Dvairājya. The passage which
has led Altekar to observe that
"the Arthaśāstra
does not approve of it" and Jayaswal to believe
that Kautilya himself characterises Dvairājya
"as a constitution of rivalry and mutual conflict
as a constitution of rivalry and mutual conflict
leading to final destruction", in fact, contains

the view of the Ācārya and not of Kauṭilya him-
self. dvairājyam anyonya-pakṣa-dveṣāṇurāgābhyāṁ paraspara-
saṁgharṣeṇa vā vinaśyati (Acarya and not ofS' VIII. 2). Altekar, Ibid. p. 38. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 81. Kautilya himṭilya quotes the above view of the
Ācārya only to say a no against it. Cf. dvairājya-
self.vairājyayoḥ dvairājyam anyonyapakṣa-
dveṣānurāgābhyāiṁ parasparasamgharṣeṇa vā vinaśyati.
vairājyaṁ tu prakṛticittagrahaṇāpekṣi yathāsthitam anyair
bhujyate ityācāryaḥ, netikauṭilyah. (AŚ. VIII. 2).
 
This extract shows that it is the opinion of the
Ācārya (and not of Kautilya quotes the above view of the
Ācārya only to say a no against it.²
 
This extract shows that it is the opinion of the
Acarya (and not of Kautṭilya) that a Dvairājya meets

destruction through mutual hatred etc. This ex-

tract further shows that the reference to Dvairājya

occurs in the context of a comparative assessment

of Dvairājya and Vairaājya. That both remarks

about Dvaāirājya and Vāirājya embody the opinion

of the Ācārya is clear from the particle tu in the

sentence vairājyam tu etc. R. Shamasastry attri-

butes to the AcaĀcārya only the remark on Vairājya.

(See AS. Trans., p. 353). This rendering is not

happy. R. G. Basak's Bengali translation of the

above extract gives both the remarks as the view of
the Aca
the Ācārya. (ASŚ. Bengali, Vol. II., p. 178).
 
4. dvairajyam anyonya-paksa-dveşāṇurāgābhyāṁ paraspara-
samgharşeņa vā vinaśyati (AS' VIII. 2).
 
5. Altekar, Ibid. p. 38.
 
6. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 81.
7. Cf. dvairajya-vairājyayoḥ
 
dvairā jyam anyonyapakşa-
dveşānurāgābhyaim parasparasamgharşeņa vā vinaśyati.
vairājyam tu prakṛticittagrahaṇāpekṣi yathā sthitam anyair
bhujyate ityācāryaḥ, netikautilyah. (AŚ. VIII. 2).
 
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