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nu or Kṛṣṇa) who wielded conch and the disc he (i. c. Meghavahana) bore the marks of conch and quoit (on his palm).'
King is also called the Lord of the subjects in the real sense of the term with his duties judiciously allocated to the jurisdictions of the varnas and asramas. He is especially a leader on account of some superhuman tendencies in him or else he would lose his eligibility in this regard. He is a subjugator of the enemies both internal as well as external.' He is prone to possess the skill of the employment of six expedients of statecraft" such as Peace, War, Campaign, deliberations, duplicity and seeking shelter etc. which according to Kautilya are 'Peace, war, staying quiet, marching seeking shelter and dual policy" or els he would throw the entire state into a jeopardy. Meghavähana was a king who was endowed with these qualities. He had also obtained êclat in the four lores such as Philosophy, the three Vedas, Economics and the Science of Politics. The Science of Politics was his close associated portress who had drawn close to him the fortunes of the enemies who had espoused him having come to him time. and again.' He always twanged his bow during the course of destruction of his enemy and never struck a discordant note during deliberations." He was disposed to parting with what had been accumulated quite through circumspection and never did he take to delirium of intellect in order to desert the elders." He devoutly listened to the sermons of the preceptor and never forced his commands ruthlessly on account of the power born of his material resources. 10 He was disposed to avoid embracing of others' wives and heartily served without becoming averse to his own men." He would
1. गगनाभोग इव शशिभास्कराभ्यामच्युत इव शंखचक्राभ्याम् Ibid Vol. I p. 61.
2. यथाविधिव्यवस्थापितवर्णाश्रमधर्मो यथार्थः प्रजापति: Ibid Vol. 1. 59.
3. प्रतिपक्षाणामान्तराणामन्तराणां च विनेता Ibid. Vol. I p. 59.
4. षाड्गुण्यप्रयोगचतुरः Ibid. Vol I. p. 59.
5. ff: KAŚ Vol. I R. P. Kangle. VIII 1.2 p. 168, Vol. II. p. 372.
6. आन्वीक्षिकी त्रयी वार्ता दण्डनीतिश्चेति विद्याः । KAŚ Vol. I. p. 4, I. 2. 1. Vol II p. 6. चतुसृष्वपि विद्यासु TM Vol. I p. 59.
7. सन्निहितदण्डनीतिप्रतिहारीसमाकृष्टाभिः समन्ततः पतिवंशभिरिवागत्य बद्धमालात्रिराश्रितो विलक्षणलक्ष्मीभि: Ibid.
Vol. p. 50.
8. उच्चापशन्दः शत्रुसंहारे न वस्तुविचारे Vol. 1p. 62.
9. वृद्धत्यागशीलो विवेकेन न प्रज्ञोत्सेकेन। Ibid Vol. 1p. 62.
10. KAS Vol. 6. 2. 33. pp. 166 Vol. II p. 370. gefnar TM Vol. II p.
62.
11. स्वजनपराङमुखः परभार्यासु न सपर्यासु TM Vol. I p. 62.
