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term. For example, the 'Science of poli-
tics' itself is called by different names.
Kautilya in Arthaśāstra, XV calls it artha-
śāstra.
(cf. Dharmam artham ca kamaṁ ca pravar-
tyati
pāti ca adharman arthavidveṣān 'idam
sastram' nihanti ca).
In Mahābhārata, xii. 56, 3-4, etc. it is called
rājadharma.
(cf. sarvasya jivalokasya 'rājadharmaḥ' parā-
yaṇam)
In Sukranītisāra, 1.4 it is called nītiśāstra.
(cf. Krivaikadeśabodhini śāstranyanyāni
santi hi sarvopajivakaṁ lokasthitikṛīnnīti-
sāstrakam'...)
(b) There are certain terms which have more
than one implication. For example the
term rājadharma has the following impli-
cations :
(i) rajadharma-The whole duty of the
King' according to the old Smriti con-
cept and the Mahabharata.
(ii) rājadharma=The ten royal duties of an
ideal king according to the Buddhist
tradition as we have it in the Jataka
stories.
(c) The implication of a term like rājan (=rājā)
varied from time to time and from place
to place.
(i) raja-The chosen leader of the people
(Mahasammata) "who gratifies (ranja-
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term. For example, the 'Science of poli-
tics' itself is called by different names.
Kautilya in Arthaśāstra, XV calls it artha-
śāstra.
(cf. Dharmam artham ca kamaṁ ca pravar-
tyati
pāti ca adharman arthavidveṣān 'idam
sastram' nihanti ca).
In Mahābhārata, xii. 56, 3-4, etc. it is called
rājadharma.
(cf. sarvasya jivalokasya 'rājadharmaḥ' parā-
yaṇam)
In Sukranītisāra, 1.4 it is called nītiśāstra.
(cf. Krivaikadeśabodhini śāstranyanyāni
santi hi sarvopajivakaṁ lokasthitikṛīnnīti-
sāstrakam'...)
(b) There are certain terms which have more
than one implication. For example the
term rājadharma has the following impli-
cations :
(i) rajadharma-The whole duty of the
King' according to the old Smriti con-
cept and the Mahabharata.
(ii) rājadharma=The ten royal duties of an
ideal king according to the Buddhist
tradition as we have it in the Jataka
stories.
(c) The implication of a term like rājan (=rājā)
varied from time to time and from place
to place.
(i) raja-The chosen leader of the people
(Mahasammata) "who gratifies (ranja-
Digitized by Google
Original from
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN