Dharma as the Foundation of Law: The Four Dimensions in Chanakya’s Legal Thought

Buy Paperback Few concepts in Indian jurisprudence are as foundational, or as frequently misunderstood, as Dharma (धर्म). Rendered variously as “duty”, “righteousness”, “law” or “cosmic order”, the term resists any single English equivalent. Its root, dhṛ, means “to uphold”, and…






