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Political Concepts in Ancient India
an engagement, cf. (purvaṁ pūrvaṁ caiṣāṁ
śreyas sannāhayitum) (AS. IX. 2).
ŞADVIDHA-BALA-See Sadanga-bala.
ŞADGUNYA-(1)-Sadguṇāḥ.
(2) The six modes of foreign policy taken to-
gether. The six modes are viz. Sandhi (peace or
alliance), Vigraha (conflict or a sort of cold war),
Yana (military expedition against the enemy),
Asana (waiting in preparedness for repelling a
charge), Saméraya (seeking shelter with another
mighty king), Dvaidhibhava (duplicity) (AS.
VII. 1).
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(3) Cf. sandhir nā vigraho yānam āsanaṁ dvai-
dham āśrayaḥ şadguṇāh (Amarakośa, Kṣatriya-
varga). Here, Dvaidham is given for Dvaidhibh-
āva, and the article nā signifies masculine
gender of the word Sandhi.
(4) See also Yajnavalkya Smṛti, I. 347, Manu
Samhita, VII. 160, etc.
SACIVA (1)=Minister.
(2) Counsellor.
(3) Manu suggests that a king should appoint
seven or eight Sacivas after fully testing them.¹
Kulluka in this context gives the meaning of
Saciva as Amatya. Hence a Saciva is same as
Amātya (q.v.) in duty, responsibility and status.
=
SA
1. sacivän sapta cāṣṭau vā prakurvīta parīkṣitān (Manu Saṁ,
VII. 54).
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Political Concepts in Ancient India
an engagement, cf. (purvaṁ pūrvaṁ caiṣāṁ
śreyas sannāhayitum) (AS. IX. 2).
ŞADVIDHA-BALA-See Sadanga-bala.
ŞADGUNYA-(1)-Sadguṇāḥ.
(2) The six modes of foreign policy taken to-
gether. The six modes are viz. Sandhi (peace or
alliance), Vigraha (conflict or a sort of cold war),
Yana (military expedition against the enemy),
Asana (waiting in preparedness for repelling a
charge), Saméraya (seeking shelter with another
mighty king), Dvaidhibhava (duplicity) (AS.
VII. 1).
=
(3) Cf. sandhir nā vigraho yānam āsanaṁ dvai-
dham āśrayaḥ şadguṇāh (Amarakośa, Kṣatriya-
varga). Here, Dvaidham is given for Dvaidhibh-
āva, and the article nā signifies masculine
gender of the word Sandhi.
(4) See also Yajnavalkya Smṛti, I. 347, Manu
Samhita, VII. 160, etc.
SACIVA (1)=Minister.
(2) Counsellor.
(3) Manu suggests that a king should appoint
seven or eight Sacivas after fully testing them.¹
Kulluka in this context gives the meaning of
Saciva as Amatya. Hence a Saciva is same as
Amātya (q.v.) in duty, responsibility and status.
=
SA
1. sacivän sapta cāṣṭau vā prakurvīta parīkṣitān (Manu Saṁ,
VII. 54).
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