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(3) King's ministers or counsellors as in Raghu-
vaṁśa 12. 12 (cf. Apte, p. 351). athānāthāh prakṛtayo mātṛbandhunivaśinam
maulairānāy- ayāmāsurbharataṁ stambhitāśrubhih.
(4) The Ksatriya community as in Ep. Ind. Vol.
IX (cf. Glossary, p. 255).
(5) Seven chief officials of the King according
to Nilakantha's commentary on Mahābhārata,
Sabhaparvan, 5-23. kaccit prakṛtayaḥ sapta na luptā bharatarṣabha
āḍhyāstathā vyasaninaḥ svānuraktaśca sarvaśaḥ. The officials are, Durgā-
dhyakṣa (commandant of the citadel), Bālādhy-
akṣa (Chief of the army staff), Dharmādhyakṣa
(Chief of the departments of charity and justice),
Camūpati (Commander of the army in the
field), Purodhā (the Chaplain), Vaidya (Physi-
cian) and the Daivajña (Astrologer). ....tatra svamirupa prakṛtiḥ saptavidhā durgādhyakṣo
balādhyakṣo dharmādhyakṣaśca bhupati purodhā vaidyadaivajñau
sapta prakṛtayaḥ smṛtā iti proktāh.
(6) Ministers (Amātyas) and citizens (pauras)
according to Kātyāyana, quoted by Kṣīrasvā-
min in his commentary of Amarakośa. amātyaścāpi paurāśca sadbhih prakṛtayaḥ smṛtāḥ. 
(7) The seven elements of the state and the asso-
ciations (śreṇayaḥ) of the citizens (pauras),
according to Amarakośa, Kṣatriyavarga. rājyāngāni prakṛtayaḥ paurāṇāṁ śreṇayopi ca. See also Saptānga and Sapta-prakṛtayaḥ. (See
Sapta-Prakṛtayaḥ and Saptāṅga).
(8) K.P. Jayaswal, with reference to Śukranīti-
sāra, II. 3, observes" .... Prakṛtis must
sabhyādhikāri-prakṛtī-sabhāsatasmate sthitah
sarvadā syān- nroah prājñaḥ svamate na kadācana

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