Political Concepts in Ancient India /179

Glossaron poetical fancy
 
on poetical fanc and poet's love of rhetorics.
In AŚ a more rational classification is given
and the main varieties named there are :
Daṇḍa (staff-like), Bhoga (snake-like), Maṇḍala
(circular) and Asaṁhata (detached). For details see P. C. Chakravarty and poet's love of rhetorics.
, Art of War in Ancient In Adia, pp. 112-13.
(3) In Manu S' a more rational classification is given
and the main varieties named there are :
Danda (staff-like), Bhoga (snake-like), Mandala
(circular) and Asamhata (detached).*
 
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(3) In Manu Samaṁ. VII. 187 f we have some va-

rieties of Vyuūha named as Dandṇḍa, Sakata (cart-
ṭā (cart-
like), Varāha (boar like), Makara (shark-like),

Suciūcī (Needle-like) and Padma (lotus-like).

 
VRAJA--One of the seven sources of royal in-

come to be supervised by the Samahartaāhartā. This

income occurs from eight varieties of animals

viz. Go (cow), Mahişṣa (Buffalo) etc. (vide.

ASŚ II.6)
 
SA
 
S
 
ŚAKTI --(1) The power of a King, particularly of

a King who is in a mood to attack (i.e., of the

Vijīgiṣu).
 

(2) There are three such Śaktis, viz. Utsāha-sakti
śakti
(the strength of marital spirit and physical

prowess), Prabhāvaśakti¹ (the strength of ma-

terial wealth and political supremacy) and

Mantraśakti (the power secured by superior

statesmanship and diplomacy and counsel).³
 
4. For details see It is also called P. C. Chakravarty, Art of War in Ancient
rabhu-śakti. See S. Mookerjee, Political wisdom of ancient India, pp. 112-13.
 
1. It is also called Prabhu-sakti.
 
2. See S. Mookerjee, Political wisdom of ancient India.
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Journal of the Bihar Research Society, XXXXV. parts 1-IV,

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