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Glossary
Kautilya also informs us about seven Samgha
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
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(6) The term has been used in Northern India
(Āryāvarta) to mean any one engaged in the
ruling function (vide Kumarila on Mīmāṁsāsūtrā,
II. 3.2).
(7) The term used to be applied even to governors
of districts (Mandalikas), 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 Sabara)
and the people of Dravida (as recorded by Ku-
marila) "applied the title to all Kshatriyas ir-
respective of their exercise of the ruling function
or not".
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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Kautilya also informs us about seven Samgha
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
145
(6) The term has been used in Northern India
(Āryāvarta) to mean any one engaged in the
ruling function (vide Kumarila on Mīmāṁsāsūtrā,
II. 3.2).
(7) The term used to be applied even to governors
of districts (Mandalikas), 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 Sabara)
and the people of Dravida (as recorded by Ku-
marila) "applied the title to all Kshatriyas ir-
respective of their exercise of the ruling function
or not".
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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