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(3) He functioned probably as a head magistr-
ate. (Cf. Apte, Students' Sansk. Eng. Dic. p. 244).
(4) This officer was more probably the Com-
mander of a certain number of soldiers-since
the term Daṇḍa as used in Daṇḍasampat means
Bala or soldiers (see AS'Ś VI. 1).
DAṆḌASAMPAT--The desirable qualities of an
ideal lot of soldiers. (AS'Ś VI. 1).
DATTA--(1) A boy willingly given away for good
by his parents and adopted by another person as
his son. In time of giving away the offer is to
be made with a formal ritual of touching water
(adbhiḥ). cf. mātāpitṛbhyām adbhir datto dattaḥ.
(AS'Ś III. 7). Manu Saṁ IX. 159, also gives the term as Datta,
(2) Cf. Manu Saṁ IX. 168, where this son is
called Dattrima.
(3) Find the term Dattrima also in Manu Saṁ.
VII. 415.
(4) Also called Dattaka. cf. Yājñavalkya II. 130.
DATTAKA--See Datta.
DATTRIMA--See Datta.
DAŚAGRĀMĪ—(1) A cluster of ten villages. (AS'Ś
II. 35).
(2) An officer (i.e. a Gopa) in charge of ten
villages. (AS'Ś IV. 13).
DĀNA--Bribery or gift. It is one of the four
Upāyas (q.v.) or expedients for overcoming the
enemies. Kauṭilya calls it Upāpradāna and
explains it as doing good of the enemy with the
ate. (Cf. Apte, Students' Sansk. Eng. Dic. p. 244).
(4) This officer was more probably the Com-
mander of a certain number of soldiers-since
the term Daṇḍa as used in Daṇḍasampat means
Bala or soldiers (see A
DAṆḌASAMPAT--The desirable qualities of an
ideal lot of soldiers. (A
DATTA--(1) A boy willingly given away for good
by his parents and adopted by another person as
his son. In time of giving away the offer is to
be made with a formal ritual of touching water
(adbhiḥ). cf. mātāpitṛbhyām adbhir datto dattaḥ.
(A
(2) Cf. Manu Saṁ IX. 168, where this son is
called Dattrima.
(3) Find the term Dattrima also in Manu Saṁ.
VII. 415.
(4) Also called Dattaka. cf. Yājñavalkya II. 130.
DATTAKA--See Datta.
DATTRIMA--See Datta.
DAŚAGRĀMĪ—(1) A cluster of ten villages. (A
II. 35).
(2) An officer (i.e. a Gopa) in charge of ten
villages. (A
DĀNA--Bribery or gift. It is one of the four
Upāyas (q.v.) or expedients for overcoming the
enemies. Kauṭilya calls it Upāpradāna and
explains it as doing good of the enemy with the