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"अनायासगृहीतसकलशास्त्रार्थयाऽपि नीतिशास्त्रेषु खिन्नया परमाणुसूक्ष्मयापि क्रोडीकृतत्रैलोक्यया व्यक्तविवेकयाप्यतिनिबिडया प्रसन्नयाऽप्यसंनिहितमदया, विशालहृदयासादितस्वेच्छावकाशयेवातिदूरप्रसृतया प्रज्ञया सम्यग्ज्ञातहेयोपादेयविभाग:""
refers to his specialisation in Nītiśāstra even when he could understand the essence of all other lores. His intellect was such as could discern what is to be done and what is to be left out. ___“सन्निहितदण्डनीतिप्रतीहारीसमाकृष्टाभिः समन्ततः पतिंवराभिरिवागत्यागत्य बद्धमालाभिराश्रितो विपक्षलक्ष्मीभि:12
again refers to his close contact with the science of politics. Dhanapāla has made an exclusive mention of the two of the four lores danda nīti and vārttā in
"राज्यनीतिरिव सत्रिप्रतिपाद्यमान वार्ताधिगतार्था" along with"अर्हद्दर्शनस्थितिरिव नैगमव्यवहारक्षिप्तलोका।।
which refers to the Heterodox system of philosophy obtained in the Jain canons.
Ayodhyā, the capital of Uttara Kośalas had the way of life of the regnal institutions covering within its fold the material gains procured by Vārttā (economics) being explored by the Sattrins (i .e. the secret spies). The king actually promulgated this in the state having its capital for Ayodhyā. There was a natural repulsion of the Jaina cult and hence the populace felt offended on seeing an arhat. But naigama vyavahāra also relates to the trade and commerce which refers to the lore (vārttā) of economics which also regulated by the king made the people perturbed or kept them over engrossed in their avocations.
"कदाचित् स्वयमेव रागविशेषेषु संस्थाप्य समर्थितानि शंगारप्रायरसानि स्वरचितसुभाषितानि स्वभावरक्तकण्ठया पुनरुक्तमुपगीयमानान्यनुरागभावितमनाः शुश्राव।"5
refers to the king's knach for composing certain sweet sayings and making them tuned to music getting them sung by the consemblies of
akas which implies his being a poet as well like Samudragupta. Witnessing the dance shows and drama were also his fascinations.
1. Ibid. Vol. Ip. 60. 2. Ibid. Vol. I p. 60. 3. Ibid. Vol. Ip.55. 4. Ibid. Vol. I p. 155. 5. Ibid. Vol. Ip.75. 6. TM. Vol. I p. 75, LL 6-7
