Political Concepts in Ancient India /155

Glossary
 
MUDRṚĀDHYAKŞṢA—The Superintendent of Pass-

ports (AS II. 34).
 

 
MRṚD-DURGA--Earth fort (Vide Mbh. SaŚānti,
 
86.5).
 

 
MOKŞAṢA--Legal separation of a couple, cf. Paras.

paraṁ dveṣān mokṣaḥ (AŚ III. 3).
 

 
MAULA BALA--The hereditary troops. See ȘṢāḍ-
an
aṅga-bala.
 
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YA
 
YAĀTAVYA--One of the four varieties of an ene-

my, the other three varieties being Ucchedaniīya,

Pidaniīḍanīya and Karśaniīya. The present term

implies an enemy, fit to be attacked. It is

advised that an enemy who is found to be en-

grossed in the Vyasanas is to be reckoned as

Yaātavya. Cf. vyasaniī yātavyaḥ. (AŚ VI. 2).

 
YAĀNA --(1) Military expedition against the hostile

King.
 

(2) It is one of the six modes of foreign policy.

(see Saādgunṇya).
 

(3) Kautṭilya maintains that such an expedition

is made only when there is a concurrence of

excessive power, proper time and proper place.

Cf. abhyuccayo yaānam (AŚ VII. 1).
 

 
YUKTA --(1) =Pkt. YUTA, as in the Third Book

Edict of Asśoka, where it means Administrators

of smaller districts or smaller divisions of the

State.¹
 
1. D. C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions, Vol. I, p. 19.
 
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