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Political Concepts in Ancient India
 
These works with their respective distinctive
features have served as very good models for the
present Glossary. But finally the treatment of the
terms has taken a shape more akin to that of the
Vedic Index.
 
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For arranging the terms alphabetically, they are
first transliterated and then arranged in the order
of an usual Sanskrit Dictionary. For the alphabe-
tical arrangement, the compound words are also
treated as single words, and the derivatives are
treated as independent words.
 
Barring a few exceptions like ratnin, the words
ending in -an and -in are given in nom. singular
form. Thus instead of mantrin we have mantri.
The term Mantri-Parişad occurs earlier than Mantrī
because of the i being short due to the compound.
Whenever there is an anusvāra, it is treated as a
conjunction of m with the following consonant.
 
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