BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE CONTENTS
PAGES RAJADHARMA
… 1.-241 Chap. I Preliminary … … 1-16 Chap. II Seven angas of rājya … 17-55 Chap. III Duties and responsibilities
of the ruler
… 55-103 Chap. IV Ministers
104-131 Chap. V Rāstra (territory of a State)… 132-177 Chap. VI Durgā (capital or fort) … 178-183 Chap. VII Kośa (Treasury or
finance).
184-199 Chap. VIII Bala (Army) …
200–215 Chap. IX Mitra (Ally) … … 216-234 Chap. X Purpose of the study of Rāja
dharma and the ends of the State.
… 235-241
VYAVAHĀRA
… 242-824 Chap. XI Meaning of Vyavahāra, Vya
vahārapadas, Kautilya on this subject, grades of courts, Judges, Lawyers, court fees, pleadings, means of proof, documents.
242-316 Chap. XII Bhukti (possession) … 317-329 Chap. XIII Witnesses . …
330-360 Chap. - XIV Divya (ordeals) …
361-378 Chap. XV Decision, decree, fines and
punishments, Limitation … 379-410 Chap. XVI Contracts, debts, pledges, - mortgages. .
… 411-461 Chap. XVII Asyāmivikraya (sale by one
not the owner) …
462-465 1x1
frift.
He
PAGES Chap. XVIII Sambhūya-samutthāna (part.
nership) … ..466-470 Chap. XIX Dattā napakarma (resump
tion of gift).
… 471-475 Chap. XX Vetanasyānapākarma, Abhiyu- ..
petyāsusrūṣā and svāmipāla
vivāda.
476-485 Char. XXl Saṁvid-vyatikrama (viola
tion of compacts) and other
tities of law. … … 486-501 Chap. XXII Simavivāda (boundary dis
pute).
… 502-510 Chap. XXIII Vākpārusya and Danda
pāruṣya (abuse and assault). 511-518 Chap. XXIV Steya ( theft) … … 519-530 Chap. XXV Strlsangrahaṇa (adultery,
incest and rape). … 531-537 Chap. XXVI Dyūtasamāhvaya (gambling
and prizefighting)
… 538-542 Chap. XXVII Dāyabhāga (partition of
‘wealth) … … 543-661 Chap. XXVIII Dattaka (adopted son). … 662-699 Chap. XXIX Order of succession after
the son.
… 700-769 Chap. XXX Stridhana ( woman’s property ). 770-80% Chap. XXXI Maintenance and other topics,
wills, draft Hindu Code…. 803-824
SADĀCĀRA (customs and customary laws).
825-973
Chap. XXXII Practices of sistas; conflict
among sruti, smrti and sada cāra: ancient instances of transgressions of dharma;
customs and pūrvamimams.. 825-855 Ohap. XXXIII Customs and dharmasastra
works.
… 856-884
Brief Synopsis of the contents
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Chap. XXXIV Kalivariya (actions for
bidden in the Kali age), theory of Yugas, the date of the Mahabharata war, begin
ning of Kaliyuga. Chap. XXXV Customs in modern Indian
…
885–968
Law.
969-973