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Glossary
death of a King and his succession. Such
a situation arose immediately after the
death of Dasaratha. According to Rāmā-
yana also Matsyanyāya (q.v.) comes into
existence in such a state.³
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(2) In Mahabharata, this term is used to
describe the primordial condition of the
society, when there was no King at all.
In the initial stage, due to the absence
of a King there arose an extreme form of
lawlessness, technically called the Matsya-
nyaya. Then the people came into a mutual
agreement (samaya), and finally at the
instance of lord Brahma, they had Manu
as the first King.³
(3) In the Jaina Acarangasūtra it is advised
that one should not live in an Arājaka
state. (Skt. arājakāni=Pkt. arāyāni).
Jayaswal takes this term of the Jain
work to mean, 'an idealistic constitution'
providing an extreme form of democracy'
'tried more than once in this country'."
For explaining as to how this form of
2. Cf. Mahābhārata, Santi Parva, Ch. 59. Ślokas 13-22 and
arājakāh prajāh sarvvī pūrvaṁ vineśuriti naḥ śrutam
parasparam bhakṣayanto matsyā iva jale kṛśān
sametya tāstataś cakruh samayān iti naḥ śrutam
(Ibid., ch. 67, Slokas 17 ff.).
3. Vide Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhya Kāṇḍa, ch. 67 (whole) and
Cf. nārājakāe janapade svakam bhavati kasyacit
matsyā iva janā nityam bhakṣayanti parasparam (Ibid., Sl. 31).
4. arāyāṇi vā gaṇarāyāṇi vājubarāyāṇi vā dorajjāņi vā veraj-
jāņi vā viruddha rajjāņi vā, etc. (Ācārāngasūtra, II. 3. 1. 10).
5. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, pp. 82-84.
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death of a King and his succession. Such
a situation arose immediately after the
death of Dasaratha. According to Rāmā-
yana also Matsyanyāya (q.v.) comes into
existence in such a state.³
45
(2) In Mahabharata, this term is used to
describe the primordial condition of the
society, when there was no King at all.
In the initial stage, due to the absence
of a King there arose an extreme form of
lawlessness, technically called the Matsya-
nyaya. Then the people came into a mutual
agreement (samaya), and finally at the
instance of lord Brahma, they had Manu
as the first King.³
(3) In the Jaina Acarangasūtra it is advised
that one should not live in an Arājaka
state. (Skt. arājakāni=Pkt. arāyāni).
Jayaswal takes this term of the Jain
work to mean, 'an idealistic constitution'
providing an extreme form of democracy'
'tried more than once in this country'."
For explaining as to how this form of
2. Cf. Mahābhārata, Santi Parva, Ch. 59. Ślokas 13-22 and
arājakāh prajāh sarvvī pūrvaṁ vineśuriti naḥ śrutam
parasparam bhakṣayanto matsyā iva jale kṛśān
sametya tāstataś cakruh samayān iti naḥ śrutam
(Ibid., ch. 67, Slokas 17 ff.).
3. Vide Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhya Kāṇḍa, ch. 67 (whole) and
Cf. nārājakāe janapade svakam bhavati kasyacit
matsyā iva janā nityam bhakṣayanti parasparam (Ibid., Sl. 31).
4. arāyāṇi vā gaṇarāyāṇi vājubarāyāṇi vā dorajjāņi vā veraj-
jāņi vā viruddha rajjāņi vā, etc. (Ācārāngasūtra, II. 3. 1. 10).
5. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, pp. 82-84.
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