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Political Concepts in Ancient India
RAJYA (1) The term occurs in several prayers. and
oaths of the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa. Commenting
on AB. 8-37-5, Sayaṇa gives the meaning of
this term as 'lordship of a country', and A. B.
Keith renders the term as Kingship.'
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(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).
RĂŞTRA (1) A territorial state as against the
notion of a state of tribal nature."
(2) The State as a whole. (cf. Manu Sam. VII.
9-10).
(3) The citizens of a 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 Sam. 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, XIX. 30.3-4, etc. and
Taittiriya Samhita, II. 3.3-4. Vide Altekar, SGAI, p. 30 f.
1. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 230.
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RAJYA (1) The term occurs in several prayers. and
oaths of the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa. Commenting
on AB. 8-37-5, Sayaṇa gives the meaning of
this term as 'lordship of a country', and A. B.
Keith renders the term as Kingship.'
146
(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).
RĂŞTRA (1) A territorial state as against the
notion of a state of tribal nature."
(2) The State as a whole. (cf. Manu Sam. VII.
9-10).
(3) The citizens of a 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 Sam. 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, XIX. 30.3-4, etc. and
Taittiriya Samhita, II. 3.3-4. Vide Altekar, SGAI, p. 30 f.
1. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 230.
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