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Political Concepts in Ancient India
PAUTAVADHYAKSA-The Controller of weights
and measures. (AS' II. 19). This officer was
required to supervise the making of the measur-
ing instruments (Pautava) and to ensure the
preciseness of the instruments.
PAUNARBHAVA (1) The son of a woman from
her first husband, if already born in time of her
marriage with another, becomes a Paunarbhava
son to the second husband. Cf. punarbhūtāyāḥ
paunarbhava (AS III. 7). Cf. also Manu Sam,
(AŚ
III. 155.
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(2) In Manu Sam, IX. 176 the second husband
of a woman is called Paunarbhava.
PAURA(S)-The citizens belonging to the cities
and presumably to the enlightened society, as
opposed to Janapadas, the rural folk.³
PAURAVYĀVAHĀRIKA—A
hear cases in the cities.
12000 Panas annually.
PRAKĀŚA YUDDHA-An open fight between
two parties in an appointed place and time.
judge appointed to
His salary is fixed at
(AS' V. 3).
Cf. prakāśayuddham nirdişto desekale ca vibhra-
maḥ (AS' VII. 6 verse 8).
PRAKRTI (1) The term is often used in plural
as PRAKRTAYAH. This term has various
meanings as follows.
(2) Subjects (of a king) as in Sakuntalā 7.35.³
2. Vide, Satkari Mookerjee, 'Political Wisdom of Ancient
India,' Journal of the Bihar Research Society, XXXXV. parts
1-IV. December, 1959.
3. pravartātam prākrtihitāya pārthivaḥ
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PAUTAVADHYAKSA-The Controller of weights
and measures. (AS' II. 19). This officer was
required to supervise the making of the measur-
ing instruments (Pautava) and to ensure the
preciseness of the instruments.
PAUNARBHAVA (1) The son of a woman from
her first husband, if already born in time of her
marriage with another, becomes a Paunarbhava
son to the second husband. Cf. punarbhūtāyāḥ
paunarbhava (AS III. 7). Cf. also Manu Sam,
(AŚ
III. 155.
110
(2) In Manu Sam, IX. 176 the second husband
of a woman is called Paunarbhava.
PAURA(S)-The citizens belonging to the cities
and presumably to the enlightened society, as
opposed to Janapadas, the rural folk.³
PAURAVYĀVAHĀRIKA—A
hear cases in the cities.
12000 Panas annually.
PRAKĀŚA YUDDHA-An open fight between
two parties in an appointed place and time.
judge appointed to
His salary is fixed at
(AS' V. 3).
Cf. prakāśayuddham nirdişto desekale ca vibhra-
maḥ (AS' VII. 6 verse 8).
PRAKRTI (1) The term is often used in plural
as PRAKRTAYAH. This term has various
meanings as follows.
(2) Subjects (of a king) as in Sakuntalā 7.35.³
2. Vide, Satkari Mookerjee, 'Political Wisdom of Ancient
India,' Journal of the Bihar Research Society, XXXXV. parts
1-IV. December, 1959.
3. pravartātam prākrtihitāya pārthivaḥ
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