Rajadharma in Mahabharata: With Special Reference to Shanti-ParvaDK Printworld (P) Ltd, 2 août 2019 - 265 pages About The Book The idea of politics hardly finds an expression elsewhere as clearly as in Mahābhārata. This work thus investigates the political thought explicit in Śānti-Parva and emphasizes that Mahābhārata is a text in the study of politics, apart from the perception of it being a great epic and a text of high literary value. Whatever be the notion of politics we contemplate upon, it finds an articulation in Mahābhārata. As the Greek tradition of thinking is the base of Western politics, Śānti-Parva of Mahābhārata represents the Indian notion of political thinking, though there remain many similarities and dissimilarities between the two systems. This volume navigates one to how to read Mahābhārata as a political text; the idea of political thoughts, the constituting principles of politics and the political institutions in Śānti-Parva; and the relevance of these political thoughts in modern time. Topics such as daṇḍanīti, origin of state, the seven elements of state, functions of state, types of state, kinship, judiciary and administration are discussed in detail, among many other issues of political importance. The book collects, analyses and examines the internal evidences from Śānti-Parva and also from other parvans of Mahābhārata to reach a decisive conclusion, making the work a composite result of textual analysis, related literature and subjective contemplation. It clearly shows that the idea of politics is not separated from the idea of ethics. Rather they are intertwined. About the Author Dr Priyanka Pandey is an upcoming Sanskrit scholar with a penchant for serious researches on Indian classics. She got her PhD for the thesis, “Perspectives of Rājadharma in Mahābhārata: A Critical Analysis” from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. This book Rājadharma in Mahābhārata with Special Reference to Śānti-Parva is an offshoot of her research project. Dr Pandey has presented articles in many national and international seminars and has ten articles published in journals/books of repute to her credit. |
Table des matières
Theoretical Aspect | |
Stages in Development of the State | |
Political Ideas in ŚāntiParva | |
Political Ideas in ŚāntiParva | |
Interstate Relations and Forms of Government | |
The Fourfold Foreign Policy | |
Conclusion | |
Orgainzations of Judiciary | |
Ethical Concepts | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography | |
Expressions et termes fréquents
According Ādi-Parva administration Amarakośa amātya Ancient India Aristotle Aristotle’s Arjuna Arthaśāstra aspects āśramas Bhārata Bhisma Bombay Brahmā brāhmaṇas Calcutta chapters commentary concept conduct constituents context dāna daṇḍa daṇḍanīti Delhi described dharma Dharmaśāstra discussed Drupada durga duties elements epic ethics existence functions gaṇas Hence Hindu History human Ibid important Indian political institutions interstate relations janapada Jayaswal judiciary justice kāma Kauravas Kauṭilya king king’s kośa Krṣṇa Kurukṣetra liberalism Mahābhārata maṇḍala Manu means ministers modern monarchy moral nature Nīlakaṇṭha non-monarchical one’s organization origin Pāṇḍavas peace persons Plato political ideas political science Political Theory political thought population Principles of Political proper protect punishment Purāṇa rājadharma rājya Rāmāyaṇa rāṣṭra refers regarded republics rules Sabhā Sanskrit Śānti Śānti-Parva saptāṅga says scholars Sm¦ti social society sovereign sovereignty Śruti Śukra term territory thinkers tradition types Udyoga upāyas varṇas Vedas Vedic virtue Vyāsa word Yudhiṣṭhira