Political Concepts in Ancient India /61

Glossary
 
AP-DURGA --(1) Abdurga-water fort. (vide Ma-

nu-Samṁ. VII. 7).
 

(2) =Audaka-Durga of AS' II. 3.

 
APRAĀPTAVYAVAHĀRA--A minor, who has not

attained majority of age enough for taking part

in a legal suit. (AS' III. 1).
 

 
AMĀTYA-- (1) Administrative Officers, engaged in
 

various departments of the royal admi-
nistration.
 
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nistration.
(2) Only such persons who had been purified

by the four tests (Upadhaḍhās) were to be
appointed in the different departments

appointed in the different departments
according to the various tests passed by

them. Those who had passed the Virtue

test (Dharmopadhaā) were to be appointed

in the departments of judicial administra-

tion (i.e., Dharmasthiīya and Kantṇṭakasodha-
śodha-
na); those who had passed the wealth test

(Arthopadhā) were to be appointed in the

King's revenue departments; and those who

had passed the Pleasure test (Kāmopadhā)

were to be appointed for guarding the.

royal ladies; those who passed the fear

test (Bhayopadhaā) were to be appointed

for such official duties which could be per-

formed remaining physically nearer to the

King's person; and those who passed in all

the four tests could be appointed ministers

(Mantrīs).*
 
6. tatra dharmopadha tatra dharmopadhā s'uddhan dharmasthiān dharmasthīya kaṇṭakaśo-
dhaneṣu sthāpayet. arthopadhā s'uddhān samāhartṛsannidhātṛni-
cayako-
dhanesu sthapayet. arthopadha armaṣu. kāmpopadhās'uddhān samāhartṛsannidhātṛni-
cayVāhyābhyantaravihārarakarmaşu. -
ṣāsu. bhyayopadhās' uddhān āsannakampopadhāāryeṣu rajṇah. sarvopadhā
s'uddhān Vāhyabhyantaravihārarak-
şāsu. bhyayopadhās' uddhān āsannakāryeṣu rajnah. sarvopadhā
s'uddhan mantrinmantriṇah kuryuh. (AS' I. 10).
 
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