Political Concepts in Ancient India /166

Political Concepts in Ancient India
 
RAĀJYA --(1) The term occurs in several prayers. and
and
oaths of the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa. Commenting

on AB. 8-37-5, Saāyaṇa gives the meaning of

this term as 'lordship of a country', and A. B.

Keith renders the term as Kingship. J. R. Basu, IAB, p. 87.
(2) In the Arthaśāstra and also in the classical
literature the term means the Kingdom. Shamasastry renders the chapter heading rājyapratisan-
dhānam (AŚ V.6) as '
 
1consolidation of the Kingdom'. Cf.
rājyakāraṇāddhi pitā putrān putrāśca pitaram abhi druhyanti
(AŚ V.6). 'On account of the Kingdom the father hates his
sons, and sons their father'. (AŚ. Trans. p. 2846
 
(2) In the Arthasastra and also in the classical
literature the term means the Kingdom.³
 
).
 
RĀJYAVIBHRAMA--A political upheaval in the

state (AŚ III.16).
 

 
RĂŞĀṢTRA --(1) A territorial state as against the

notion of a state of tribal nature."
 
( Cf. Atharvaveda, XX. 12) The State as a whole. (cf. Manu Sam. VII.
7.9-10).
 
(, XIX. 3) 0.3-4, etc. and
The citizens of a saittirīya Saṁhitā, II. 3.3-4. Vide Altekar, SGAI, p. 30 f.
(2) The State as a whole. (cf. Manu
Sam, IX.254).
 
(4) The second of the five Prakṛtis recognised
by Manu in connection with his Mandala-
theory. (vide Manu Samṁ. VIII.157).
 
(5) During the period between 600 B.C. and
600 A.C. the term used to be a synonym of
Janapada and Desa, in the sense of that part
of the country which falls outside the capital.¹
(6) Amara gives it as a synonym of Desa.
 
7. J. R. Basu, IAB, p. 87.
 
8. Shamasastry renders the chapter heading rajyapratisan-
dhanam (AS V.6) as 'consolidation of the Kingdom'. Cf.
rājyakāraṇāddhi pitä putran putrāśca pitaram abhi druhyanti
(AS V.6). 'On account of the Kingdom the father hates his
sons, and sons their father'. (AS. Trans.
 
p. 284).
9. Cf. Atharvaveda, XX. 127..
9-10, ).
(3) The citizens of a state as a whole (cf. Manu
Saṁ, IXIX. 3.254).
(4) The second of the five Prakṛtis recognised
by Manu in connection with his Maṇḍala-
theory. (vide Manu Saṁ. VIII.157).
(5) During the period between 60.3-4, etc. and
Taittiriya Samhita, II. 3.3-4. Vide Altekar, SGAI, p. 30 f.
1B.C. and
600 A.C. the term used to be a synonym of
Janapada and Deśa, in the sense of that part
of the country which falls outside the capital. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 230.
 

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