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Political Concepts in Ancient India / 198 Image 198 of 214 (Page 198)

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(6) According to Amara, Sāhasa is synonymous
to Dāṇḍa (punishment). sāhasantu damo daṇḍah (Amara, Kṣatriya varga).

SIDDHI--Success. It is the main objective of
foreign policy. (AŚ. IX.7). Viśākhadatta in his
drama, Mudrārākṣasa uses the term in the sense
of 'administration'. As translated by Dhruva.
Cf. iha khalvarthaśāstrakārās-trividhāṁ siddhim upavarṇayanti
rājāyattāṁ sacivāyattām ubhayāyattāṁ ca (Mudrārāksasa
III). "Authors of works on politics speak of three forms of
administration in this world.......'' (Dhruva's
translation). He speaks of three kinds
of administration, viz. Sacivāyattā Siddhi
(Ministerial administration), Rājāyattā Siddhi
(administration dependent on the King or an
autocratic administration) and Ubhayāyattā
Siddhi (joint administration).

SĪTĀ--(1) All types of grains collected and brought
to the Koṣṭhāgāra by the Śitādhyakṣa (AŚ II.9). sītādhyakṣopanītaḥ śasyavarṇakaḥ sītā.
(2) Literally a furrow and hence the cultivable
land or earth in general as in AŚ. VII.17,
where it is mentioned after agni (fire) and udaka
(water) and said to have been touched in time of
swearing or taking oath.

SĪTĀTYAYA--(1) A type of levy on agricultural
products. (AŚ. II.12).
(2) A fine for stealing corn from another man's
field (AŚ. V.2).

SĪTĀDHYAKṢA--Superintendent of Agriculture
(AŚ. II. 24). This officer was responsible for
the cultivation of the crown-lands.

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