Political Concepts in Ancient India /129

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logy and politics and he should be capable of
averting the (national or political) calamities

averting the (national or political) calamities
caused by human or heavenly agencies.*
 
purohitam....saḍaṅge, vede, daive nimitte, daṇḍanītyāṁ ca abhivinītaṁ āpadāṁ daivamānuṣīṇām ātharvabhirupāyaiś ca
pratikartāraṁ kurvīta (AS' I. 9).
(6) According to Śukranītisāra, (II. 80) the
 

Purohita should be well versed in ethics and the

science of weapons and army arrangements.³
nitiśāstrāstravyūhādikuśalastupurohitaḥ.
(7) According to a view, recorded by SŚukra, the

Purohita is the Minister of Religion in a council

of ten Ministers.
 
109
 
Vide, K. P. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 282.
(8) In AŚ I. 12, Kautṭilya mentions (Purohita)

in the second place in a list of 18 Mahāmātras

(or Tirthas).
 
īrthas).
(9) Purodhā is another term for Purohita."
purodhāstu purohitaḥ (Amara Kṣatri-ya varga).
(10) According to Mbh. Santi. 73.1, the Purohita

should be very learned and the king should

consult him in matters relating to Dharma

and Artha.
 
rājnā purohitaḥ kāryo bhaved vidvān bahuśrutah ubhau
samikṣya dharmārthāvaprameyā-vanantaram (Mbh. Śānti. 73.1).
 
PŪRVA-SĀHASA-DANDṆḌA--(1) A fine ranging

between fortyeight and nintysix Panṇas (AS
Ś
III. 18). aṣṭacatvārimśatpaṇāvaraṁ sanna-vatiparaḥ pūrvasāhasadeṇ-
ḍah. This fine is referred to also as Prathama-

Saāhasa-Daṇḍa in other literature.
 

(2) Manu calls it Prathama-Saāhasa and fixes the

penalty at 250 Panas.¹
 
4. purohitam....saḍange, vede, daive nimitte, daṇḍanityāas. Manu Saṁ ca
abhivinitam āpadāṁ daivamānuşīņām ātharvabhirupāyaik ca
pratikartāraṁ kurvita (AS' I. 9).
 
5. nitiśāstrā stravyuhadikusalastupurohitaḥ.
 
6. Vide, K. P. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 282.
 
7. purodhāstu purohitaḥ (Amara Kşatri-ya varga).
 
8. rajna purohitaḥ karyo bhaved vidvan bahuśrutah ubhau
samikşya dharmarthāvaprameyā-vanantaram (Mbh. Šānti. 73.1).
9. aṣṭacatvārimsatpaṇāvaraṁ sanna-vatiparaḥ pārvasāhasaden-
dah.
 
1. Manu Sam. VIII. 138.
 
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