Political Concepts in Ancient India /125

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PARASPAROPAKĀRASANDARSŚANAM--One of
 

the five varieties of Saāma (conciliation). It is

an act of conciliation based on a reference to the

mutual good rendered to each other of the parties

concerned. Kautṭilya describes it as anyonyopakā-
rasam
rasaṁkiīrtana (AŚ II 10).
 

 
PARIMITĀRTHA-DŪTA—A second class Dūta,

who lacks in one-fourth of the ideal qualities of
an Ama
an Amātya. Cf. piādagunahinṇahīṇaḥ parimitaārthaḥ

(AŚ I. 16).
 

 
PARIHĀRA—Exemption from paying tax (AŚ

III. 9).
 

 
PARYUPĀSANA--The act of surrounding the fort

of the enemy. (AŚ XIII. 4).
 

 
PAŚCĀTKOPA--Antagonism fanned up behind a

King who is out in an expedition. Such an

antagonism is fanned up by already disaffected

persons, enemies and forest rulers.
 

Cf. alpamṁ paścātkopaṁ prayātasya dūṣyāmitrā-

tavikā hi sarvataḥ samedhayanti. (AŚ IX. 3).

 
PĀRAMEŞTṢṬHYA-A type of monarchy.
 
-A type of monarchy.
This term occurs severally in the Aitareya Brāh-

maņa (VIII. 14 to VIII. 19) in the context of the

Indramahābhiseka. The term is often followed

by the term Prājāpatya. From Sayanāyaṇa's Com.

this term may be taken to mean the attainment

of the Prajapatiloka after a glorious tenor of

Kingship on earth. In Aitareya Brāhmaṇa,

VIII. 14 we have the expression Parameşthyam
ārameṣṭhyaṁ
Raājyam, and there also, the term most probably

means a Kingship (i.e., rājya or the status of a
 
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