Political Concepts in Ancient India /145

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He is an intermediate king capable of doing favour

to the Aggressor and his enemy when they are

in a treaty or even when they are involved in

a conflict or to chastise both the. Aggressor

and his enemy when they are involved in a con-

flict. Cf. arivijīgiṣorbhūmyantaraḥ saṁhatā-
samhatayor anugrahe samartho nigrahe casam
saṁhatayor anugrahe samartho nigrahe cāsaṁha-

tayor madhyamaḥ (ASŚ VI. 2).
 

 
MADHYAMA-SĀHASA-DANDṆḌA--(1) A fine rang-

ing between two hundred and five hundred

Panas (ASṇas (AŚ III. 18).5
 
1 dviśatāvaraḥ pancaśatāparaḥ madhyamassāhasadaṇḍaḥ.
That the numbers here refer to the quantity of Paṇas, may be
gathered from the definition of Purvasāhasa-daṇḍa.
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(2) Manu calls it Madhyama Saāhasa and fixes the

penalty at 500 Paṇas, (Manu Saṁ VIII. 138).

 
MANUŞṢYA DURGA—(1) A men fort. (vide Mbh.

Śānti 86.5).
 

(2) =Nrṛ Durga of Manu Samṁ, VII. 70.
 

(3) Medhātithi explains it to be a fort full of

warriors belonging to all branches of the army.

 
MANTRA --(1) Counsel.
 

(2) Deliberation.
 

(3) Consultation.
 

(4) Secret plan on Consultation.
 

(5) Procedure and principles of carrying on

deliberations and of chalking out secret plans

are given in AŚ' I. 15.
 

(6) Kautṭilya further observes that means to

carry out works, command of plenty of men and

wealth, allotment of time and place, remedies

against dangers, and final success are the five
 
5. dvikatavaraḥ pancasata paraḥ madhyamassa hasadaṇḍaḥ.
That the numbers here refer to the quantity of Panas, may be
gathered from the definition of Purvasāhasa-danda.
 
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