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The full contents of the books and its chapters and sub-sections have been listed below as in the original text of Arthashastra.
 
The full contents of the books and its chapters and sub-sections have been listed below as in the original text of Arthashastra.
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|+The Arthashastra at a Glance
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|Adhikarana/
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Book
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|Topic
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|Meaning
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|Adhyaya/
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Chapter
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|Prakarana/
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Section
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|Topic
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|I
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|Vinayadhikara
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|On Discipline
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|1
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|1
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|The contents of the  book
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|2
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|1
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|Indication of Sciences,  Place of Anviksiki determined
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|3
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|1
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|Indication of Sciences  (Contd.)
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Place of Three Vedas  Determined
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|4
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|1
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|Indication of Sciences  (Contd.)
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Varta and Dandaniti  Established
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|5
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|2
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|Association with the  Aged
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|6
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|3
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|Control of Sense Organs
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Abandoning of the  Aggregate of Six Enemies
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|7
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|3
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|Control of Sense Organs  (Contd.)
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Life of a Saintly King
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|8
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|4
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|Employment of Ministers
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|9
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|5
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|Selection of  Councillors and Priests
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|10
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|6
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|Purity and Impurity of  Ministers Tested
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|11
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|7
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|Constitution of Spies
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|12
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|8
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|Duties Assigned to the  Spies
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|13
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|9
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|Engaging Spies Against  One's Officers
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|14
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|10
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|Winning Over Faction in  an Enemy's State
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|15
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|11
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|Counselling
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|16
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|12
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|Employment of  Messengers
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|17
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|13
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|Protection of Princes
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|18
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|14 & 15
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|Prince put under  Restraint and Treatment of a Restrained Prince
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|19
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|16
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|The Royal Duties
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|20
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|17
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|Duty towards the Harem
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|21
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|18
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|Self Protection
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|-
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|II
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|Adhyakshaprachara
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|Authorities
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|22
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|19
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|Arrangement of Villages
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|23
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|20
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|Division of Land
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|24
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|21
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|Construction of Fort
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|25
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|22
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|Buildings within the  Fort
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|-
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|26
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|23
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|Duties of Treasury  Officer
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|-
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|27
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|24
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|Collection of Wealth by  the collector
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|28
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|25
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|Counting of Coins and  Maintenance of Accounts
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|29
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|26
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|Detection of Embezzled  Revenue
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|30
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|27
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|Test of the Conduct of  Employees
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|31
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|28
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|Procedure for Issuing  Writs
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|-
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|32
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|29
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|Examination of Gems to  be deposited in the Treasury
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|33
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|30
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|Mining Operations
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|-
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|34
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|31
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|Superintendent in the  Office of Goldsmith
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|-
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|35
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|32
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|Goldsmith in the High  Road
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|-
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|36
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|33
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|Chief of Store House
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|37
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|34
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|Authority of Commerce
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|-
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|38
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|35
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|Authority of Forest  Producers
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|-
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|39
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|36
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|Authority of the  Armoury
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|40
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|37
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|Authority of Weights  and Measures
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|-
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|41
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|38
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|Measurement of Space  and Time
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|42
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|39
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|Superintendent of Tolls
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|-
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|43
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|39
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|Regulation of Toll Dues
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|-
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|44
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|40
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|Superintendent of  Weaving
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|-
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|45
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|41
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|Superintendent of  Agriculture
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|46
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|42
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|Superintendent of  Liquor
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|47
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|43
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|Authority of the  Slaughter House
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|-
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|48
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|44
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|The Superintendent of  Prostitutes
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|-
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|49
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|45
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|The Superintendent of  Ships
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|-
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|50
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|46
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|The Superintendent of  Cows
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|-
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|51
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|47
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|The Superintendent of  Horses
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|-
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|52
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|48
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|The Superintendent of  Elephants
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|-
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|53
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|48
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|The Superintendent of  Elephants; Training
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|-
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|54
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|49
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|The Superintendent of  Chariots
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|-
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|54
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|50
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|The Superintendent of  Infantry
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|-
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|54
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|51
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|Duties of the  Commander-in-chief
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|-
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|55
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|52
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|The Superintendent of  Passports
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|-
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|55
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|53
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|The Superintendent of  Pastures
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|-
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|56
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|54
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|The Administrator's  Activity
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|56
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|55
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|Activity of the Secret  Agents
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|-
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|57
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|56
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|The Duty of a City  Superintendent
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|-
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|III
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|Dharmastheeyam
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|On Laws
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|58
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|57
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|Forms of Agreement
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|58
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|58
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|Legal Disputes
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|59
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|59
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|Concerning the Marriage
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|-
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|60
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|59
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|Concerning the  Marriage; Duty of a Wife
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|-
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|61
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|59
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|Concerning the Marriage
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|-
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|62
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|60
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|Division on Inheritance
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|-
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|63
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|60
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|Division on  Inheritance: Sharing
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|-
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|
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|64
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|60
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|Inheritance: Types of  Sons
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|-
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|
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|
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|65
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|61
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|On Building Residences
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|-
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|
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|66
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|61
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|Concerning Houses; Sale  of House
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|-
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|
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|
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|67
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|61 & 62
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|Destruction of Pastures  and Infringement of Agreements
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|-
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|
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|68
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|63
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|Recovery of Debts
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|-
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|69
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|64
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|Concerning Deposits
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|-
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|70
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|65
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|Slaves and Labourers
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|-
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|71
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|66
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|On Slavery; Cooperative  Undertaking
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|-
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|72
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|67
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|Rescission of Purchase  and Sale
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|-
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|73
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|68
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|Rescission from  Promised Sale
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|-
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|73
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|69
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|Sale from Ownership
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|-
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|73
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|70
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|Ownership of Properties
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|-
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|74
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|71
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|Robbery
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|75
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|72
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|Defamation
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|-
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|76
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|73
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|Assault
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|-
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|77
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|74
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|Gambling and Betting
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|77
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|75
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|Miscellaneous Offences
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|-
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|IV
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|Kantakashodhanam
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|Removal of Thorns
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|78
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|76
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|Protection against  Artisans
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|-
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|
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|
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|79
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|77
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|Protection against  Merchants
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|-
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|80
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|78
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|Remedies against  Calamities
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|-
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|81
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|79
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|Protection from Spies
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|-
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|
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|
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|82
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|80
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|Exposition of Youths by  Ascetic Spies
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|-
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|
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|83
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|81
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|Arrest of Criminals on  Suspicion
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|-
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|84
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|82
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|Examination of Sudden  Death
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|-
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|
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|85
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|83
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|Trial and Torture to  Obtain Confession
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|-
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|
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|86
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|84
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|Protection of all  Government Departments
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|-
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|
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|
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|87
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|85
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|Fine in Leiu of  Mutilation of Limbs
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|-
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|88
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|86
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|Death with or without  Torture
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|
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|89
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|87
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|Defilement of Maidens
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|-
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|
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|
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|90
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|88
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|Punishment for  Violation of Justice
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|-
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|V
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|Yogavrittam
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|The Conduct of  Courtiers
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|91
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|89
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|Awards of Punishment
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|92
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|90
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|Replenishment of  Treasury
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|93
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|91
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|Maintenance of Servants
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|-
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|
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|
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|94
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|92
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|Conduct of Courtiers
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|-
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|95
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|93
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|Conventional Practices
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|-
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|
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|
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|96
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|94
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|Consolidation of  Kingdom
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|
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|
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|
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|96
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|95
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|Absolute Sovereignty
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|-
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|VI
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|Mandalayoni
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|The Source of Sovereign  States
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|97
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|96
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|Elements of Sovereignty
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|98
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|97
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|Concerning Peace and  Effort
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|-
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|VII
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|Shaadgunyam
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|The Six Fold Policy
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|99
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|98
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|The Six Fold Policy
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|99
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|99
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|Deterioration,  Stagnation and Progression
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|100
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|100
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|Nature of Alliance
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|101
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|101
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|Qualities of Equal,  Inferior and Superior Rulers
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|-
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|
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|
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|101
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|102
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|Alliance by an Inferior  Ruler
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|102
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|103
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|Neutrality after  Proclaiming War
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|102
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|104
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|Neutrality after  Concluding Peace
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|102
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|105
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|Marching after  Proclaiming War
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|102
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|106
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|Marching after Making  Peace
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|102
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|107
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|The March of Combined  Powers
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|103
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|108
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|March against an  Assailable Enemy
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|103
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|109
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|Causing of Dwindling  Greed and Disloyalty of Army
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|103
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|110
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|Considerations in  combining Forces
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|104
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|111
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|March of Combined  Powers
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|104
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|112
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|Treaties with or  without Definite Terms and Peace with Renegades
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|105
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|113
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|Peace and War Employing  Double Policy
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|-
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|
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|
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|106
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|114
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|Attitude of Assailable  Enemy
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|106
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|115
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|Friends that Deserve  Help
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|107
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|116
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|Agreements for Friend,  Gold, Territory and Forts
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|108
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|116
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|Agreements for Peace  for Acquisition of Land
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|109
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|116
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|Agreements for  Interminable Agreement
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|-
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|
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|
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|
 +
|110
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|116
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|Agreements for  Undertaking a Work
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|111
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|117
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|Consideration of an  Enemy in the Rear
 +
|-
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|
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|
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|
 +
|112
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|118
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|Recruitment of Lost  Power
 +
|-
 +
|
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|
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|
 +
|113
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|119
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|Peace with a Strong and  Provoked Enemy
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|113
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|120
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|Attitude of a Conquered  Enemy
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|114
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|121
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|Attitude of a Conquered  Ruler
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|115
 +
|122
 +
|Making Peace
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|-
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|
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|
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|
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|115
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|123
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|Breaking Peace
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|-
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|
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|
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|}
 
Adhikarana I : '''Vinayadhikarika'''
 
Adhikarana I : '''Vinayadhikarika'''
  
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