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Political Concepts in Ancient India
(2) But there also the term may mean "an
officer in general".³
(3) In AŚ II. 8 Kautilya seems to use the term in
the sense of authorised and responsible officials.
(4) The Yukta of AŚ II.8 seems to be immediately
responsible to the higher official as Upa-yukta,
mentioned in AS II.
(5) In the sense of an officer in general the term
is often found to be equivalent to the terms,
Yuktaka, Ayukta and Ayuktaka.³
YUKTAKA-See YUKTA.
YUVARĀJA—A crown prince. He is one of the 18
Mahāmatras or Tirthas (q.v.). Sometimes a Yu-
varāja also is required to act as the head of the
state. In that case the type of government is
called
Yauvarajya (q.v.). Cf. yuvarāje vā
kramena rajyabhāram aropya rajavyasanam,
(AS V. 6). Here the chief minister is advised
to make public the report of the demise of a
king only after gradually transferring the regal
responsibilities to the Yuvarāja.
YOGA (1) All the foul means applied in politics
like the activities of the spies. (AS IX. 1).
(AŚ
(2) Application of drugs, herbs and illusions
(Maya) etc. for the killing of enemy. Cf.
mantra-bhaişajyasamyuktā yoga-maya-kṛtāśca ye
upahanyadamitrāṁsstaissvajanaṁ cābhipalayat
(AS XIV. 3).
YOGA-KŞEMA-(1) Preservation of the old and
acquisition of the new (not previously acquired).
2. D. C. Sircar, Indian Epigraphical Glossary, p. 386.
3 Ibid., p. 387,
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Political Concepts in Ancient India
(2) But there also the term may mean "an
officer in general".³
(3) In AŚ II. 8 Kautilya seems to use the term in
the sense of authorised and responsible officials.
(4) The Yukta of AŚ II.8 seems to be immediately
responsible to the higher official as Upa-yukta,
mentioned in AS II.
(5) In the sense of an officer in general the term
is often found to be equivalent to the terms,
Yuktaka, Ayukta and Ayuktaka.³
YUKTAKA-See YUKTA.
YUVARĀJA—A crown prince. He is one of the 18
Mahāmatras or Tirthas (q.v.). Sometimes a Yu-
varāja also is required to act as the head of the
state. In that case the type of government is
called
Yauvarajya (q.v.). Cf. yuvarāje vā
kramena rajyabhāram aropya rajavyasanam,
(AS V. 6). Here the chief minister is advised
to make public the report of the demise of a
king only after gradually transferring the regal
responsibilities to the Yuvarāja.
YOGA (1) All the foul means applied in politics
like the activities of the spies. (AS IX. 1).
(AŚ
(2) Application of drugs, herbs and illusions
(Maya) etc. for the killing of enemy. Cf.
mantra-bhaişajyasamyuktā yoga-maya-kṛtāśca ye
upahanyadamitrāṁsstaissvajanaṁ cābhipalayat
(AS XIV. 3).
YOGA-KŞEMA-(1) Preservation of the old and
acquisition of the new (not previously acquired).
2. D. C. Sircar, Indian Epigraphical Glossary, p. 386.
3 Ibid., p. 387,
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