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Political Conce
(6) According to Amara, Sāhasa is synonymous
to Dāṇḍa (
pts in Ancient India
 
(6) Accordin
unishment). sāhasantu damo daṇḍah (Amara, Kṣatriya varg to Amara, Sahasa is synonymous
to Dāṇda (punishment).¹
 
a).
 
SIDDHI--Success. It is the main objective of

foreign policy. (AŚ. IX.7). Viśaākhadatta 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. Sacivayattaāyattā Siddhi

(Ministerial administration), Rājāyattā Siddhi

(administration dependent on the King or an

autocratic administration) and Ubhayāyattā

Siddhi (joint administration).
 

 
SIī --(1) All types of grains collected and brought

to the Koṣṭhāgāra by the SitaŚitādhyakṣa (AŚ' II.9).³
 

 
sītādhyakṣopanītaḥ śasyavarṇakaḥ sītā.
(2) Literally a furrow and hence the cultivable

land or earth in general as in AS. 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 (A

field (AŚ. V.2).
 
S. V.2).
 
ĪTĀDHYAKŞAṢA--Superintendent of Agriculture
(AS

(AŚ
. II. 24). This officer was responsible for
 

the cultivation of the crown-lands.
 
1. sāhasantu damo danḍah (Amara, Kṣatriya varga).
 
2. As translated by Dhruva.
 
Cf. iha khalvarthaśāstrakārās-trividhāṁ siddhim upavarṇayanti
rājāyattāṁ sacivāyatlām ubhayāyattāṁ ca (Mudrārāksasa
III). "Authors of works on politics speak of three forms of
administration in this world..
(Dhruva's
 
translation).
 
3. sitādhyakşopanitaḥ śasyavarṇakaḥ sītā.
 
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