Political Concepts in Ancient India /54

Political Concepts in Ancient India
 

ADHIVEDANIKA-A compensation given to the

first wife by her husband on his marrying another

woman. (AS' III. 2, Yaājnñavalkya II.143, 148).

 
ĀJIĪVA-A profession or source of income. (AS' III.

12).
 
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ĀBHIGĀMIKA—(GUŅṆAS)—(1) Certain attractive

qualities which make the King dear to his

subjects. These qualities are enumerated by

Kautṭilya in AS' VI.1, and they are as follows:

The King should be Mahakuliākulīna (of high birth),

Daivasampanna (endowed with the merits of

the previous birth), Buddhisampanna (endowed

with intelligence), Sattvasampanna (endowed

with steadiness), Brddhadarsi, (prepared
ṛddhadarśī, (prepared
to listen to the old men), Dharmika (pious),
ārmika (pious),
Satyavaāk (truthful), Avisamyadaka (keeping
ṁyādaka (keeping
conformity of deeds with words), Kṛtajna
ña
(grateful for good done by others), Sthuūlalakṣā

(highly generous), Mahotsaāha (highly enthu-

siastic), Adirghasuīrghasūtra (prompt in action), Śakya-

sāmanta (capable of keeping vessels in control),

Drdṛḍhabuddhi' There is an alternative reading Dṛḍhabhakti (firmly de-
voted) supported also by the list given by Kāmandaka.
(firm in determination), Aksṣudra-
parişatka (having a sufficiently large council

pariṣatka (having a sufficiently large council
of ministers) and Vinayakāma (a lover of

politeness).
 

(2) Kamanda āmandaka gives these qualities in verse

form as follows:-
kulam sattvam
kulaṁ sattvaṁ vayaḥ silam daksinyam
kşiprakāritā
 
avisamvadita satyamśīlaṁ dākṣiṇyaṁ
kṣiprakāritā
avisaṁvāditā satyaṁ vṛddhasevā kṛtajňatā
ñatā
daivasampannatā buddhirakṣudraparivāratā
 
7. There is an alternative reading Drḍhabhakti (firmly de-
voted) supported also by the list given by Kamandaka.
 
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