Political Concepts in Ancient India /165

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Kautṭilya also informs us about seven Samṁgha

states, including the Republic of Liccha vis, where

every privileged member of the governing as-

sembly had the practice of assuming the title

Rājā.5
 
Cf. licchivika-vṛjika-mallaka-madraka-kukura-kuru-pāñcālā-
dayo rājaśabdopajīvinaḥ (AŚ XI. 145
 
).
See Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 31, for the interpretation
of the expression rājaśabdopajīvinah. According to Basham
(Ibid., p. 97), it is an ironical observation of Kauṭilya, that the
members of the said Republic used to "make a living by their
title of rājā".
(6) The term has been used in Northern India

(Āryāvarta) to mean any one engaged in the

ruling function (vide Kumaārila on Mīmāṁsāsūtrā,

II. 3.2).
 

(7) The term used to be applied even to governors

of districts (Mandāṇḍalikas), appointed to their

posts by some paramount rulers (vide Kumā-

rila in the same context of the Mīmāṁsāsūtra).

(8) The people of Andhra (as recorded by SŚabara)

and the people of Dravidḍa (as recorded by Ku-
ma
mārila) "applied the title to all Kshatriyas ir-
ṣhatriyas ir-
respective of their exercise of the ruling function

or not".
 
U. N. Ghoshal, A History of Indian Political Ideas,
pp. 323 f.
 
RĀJĀYATTĀ SIDDHI--Administration con-

ducted by (literally dependent on) the King

(without taking the minister fully into confi-

dence). Prof. Dhruva in his translation of

Mudrārākṣasa calls it an autocratic adminis-

tration (vide p. 214). See also Siddhi.
 
5. Cf. licchivika-vrjika-mallaka-madraka-kukura-kuru-pāncālā-
dayo rājaśabdopajivinaḥ (AŚ XI. 1).
 
See Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 31, for the interpretation
of the expression rājaśabdopajivinah. According to Basham
(Ibid., p. 97), it is an ironical observation of Kautilya, that the
members of the said Republic used to "make a living by their
title of rājā".
 
6. U. N. Ghoshal, A History of Indian Political Ideas,
pp. 323 f.
 
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