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logy and politics and he should be capable of
averting the (national or political) calamities
caused by human or heavenly agencies. purohitam....saḍaṅge, vede, daive nimitte, daṇḍanītyāṁ ca abhivinītaṁ āpadāṁ daivamānuṣīṇām ātharvabhirupāyaiś ca
pratikartāraṁ kurvīta (AS'Ś I. 9).
(6) According to Śukranītisāra, (II. 80) the
Purohita should be well versed in ethics and the
science of weapons and army arrangements. nitiśāstrāstravyūhādikuśalastupurohitaḥ.
(7) According to a view, recorded by Śukra, the
Purohita is the Minister of Religion in a council
of ten Ministers. Vide, K. P. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 282.
(8) In AŚ I. 12, Kauṭilya mentions (Purohita)
in the second place in a list of 18 Mahāmātras
(or Tīrthas).
(9) Purodhā is another term for Purohita. purodhāstu purohitaḥ (Amara Kṣatri-ya varga).
(10) According to Mbh. Santi. 73.1, the Purohita
should be very learned and the king should
consult him in matters relating to Dharma
and Artha. rājnā purohitaḥ kāryo bhaved vidvān bahuśrutah ubhau
samikṣya dharmārthāvaprameyā-vanantaram (Mbh. Śānti. 73.1).
PŪRVA-SĀHASA-DAṆḌA--(1) A fine ranging
between fortyeight and nintysix Paṇas (AŚ
III. 18). aṣṭacatvārimśatpaṇāvaraṁ sanna-vatiparaḥ pūrvasāhasadeṇ-
ḍah. This fine is referred to also as Prathama-
Sāhasa-Daṇḍa in other literature.
(2) Manu calls it Prathama-Sāhasa and fixes the
penalty at 250 Paṇas. Manu Saṁ. VIII. 138.
averting the (national or political) calamities
caused by human or heavenly agencies. purohitam....saḍaṅge, vede, daive nimitte, daṇḍanītyāṁ ca abhivinītaṁ āpadāṁ daivamānuṣīṇām ātharvabhirupāyaiś ca
pratikartāraṁ kurvīta (A
(6) According to Śukranītisāra, (II. 80) the
Purohita should be well versed in ethics and the
science of weapons and army arrangements. nitiśāstrāstravyūhādikuśalastupurohitaḥ.
(7) According to a view, recorded by Śukra, the
Purohita is the Minister of Religion in a council
of ten Ministers. Vide, K. P. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 282.
(8) In AŚ I. 12, Kauṭilya mentions (Purohita)
in the second place in a list of 18 Mahāmātras
(or Tīrthas).
(9) Purodhā is another term for Purohita. purodhāstu purohitaḥ (Amara Kṣatri-ya varga).
(10) According to Mbh. Santi. 73.1, the Purohita
should be very learned and the king should
consult him in matters relating to Dharma
and Artha. rājnā purohitaḥ kāryo bhaved vidvān bahuśrutah ubhau
samikṣya dharmārthāvaprameyā-vanantaram (Mbh. Śānti. 73.1).
PŪRVA-SĀHASA-DAṆḌA--(1) A fine ranging
between fortyeight and nintysix Paṇas (AŚ
III. 18). aṣṭacatvārimśatpaṇāvaraṁ sanna-vatiparaḥ pūrvasāhasadeṇ-
ḍah. This fine is referred to also as Prathama-
Sāhasa-Daṇḍa in other literature.
(2) Manu calls it Prathama-Sāhasa and fixes the
penalty at 250 Paṇas. Manu Saṁ. VIII. 138.