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PRATIBHŪ—A bail or surety or guarantee (AS'Ś
III. 11., Yājñavalkya II. 10, II. 54).
PRADEṢṬĀ--One of the 18 Mahāmātras or Tīrthas.
(AS' I. 12). This officer is to act as a judge
in criminal cases. (AS'Ś II. 35 and IV. 1 etc.)
PRABHĀVA ŚAKTI—A King's power arising out
of material wealth and political supremacy. It is
also called prabhuśakti. See Śakti.
PRABHUŚAKTI--Same as Prabhāvaśakti (q.v.)
PRAŚĀSTĀ--Nom. singular form of Praśāstṛ. The
term occurs in the list of 18 Mahāmātras or
Tīrthas. (AS'Ś I. 12). The term corresponding
to it in the Rāmāyaṇa list of Tīrthas is Bandhan-
āgāradhikṛta. Hence, this term is presumed to
mean an officer in charge of the jails.
PRĀKĀMYA--Authority over (or ownership of)
settle and movable properties. (AS'Ś III. 10).
PRĀḌVIVĀKA--(1) The chief judge and the
King's chief legal adviser. Basham, The Wonder that was India, p. 100 and P. 116.
(2) The term occurs in the early Smṛti works of
Gautama, Baudhayana, Āpastamba etc. Ghoshal, HIPI, p. 56.
(3) Nīlakaṇṭha, commenting on Māhabhārata,
Śānti Parva, 121.46, gives a very interesting
etymology, that, prāṭ means one who questions,
and vivāka means one who understands the atti-
tude of both the parties involved in a litigation. bhikṣukaḥ prāḍvivākaś ca mauhūrtā daivacintakāḥ.... ,pṛcchatīti prāṭ. sa cāsau vivākaśca, vivad amānayor dvayoḥ pravṛttinimittā-vettā. Cf. also Mitākṣārā on Yājñavalkya, II. 3.
III. 11., Yājñavalkya II. 10, II. 54).
PRADEṢṬĀ--One of the 18 Mahāmātras or Tīrthas.
(AS' I. 12). This officer is to act as a judge
in criminal cases. (A
PRABHĀVA ŚAKTI—A King's power arising out
of material wealth and political supremacy. It is
also called prabhuśakti. See Śakti.
PRABHUŚAKTI--Same as Prabhāvaśakti (q.v.)
PRAŚĀSTĀ--Nom. singular form of Praśāstṛ. The
term occurs in the list of 18 Mahāmātras or
Tīrthas. (A
to it in the Rāmāyaṇa list of Tīrthas is Bandhan-
āgāradhikṛta. Hence, this term is presumed to
mean an officer in charge of the jails.
PRĀKĀMYA--Authority over (or ownership of)
settle and movable properties. (A
PRĀḌVIVĀKA--(1) The chief judge and the
King's chief legal adviser. Basham, The Wonder that was India, p. 100 and P. 116.
(2) The term occurs in the early Smṛti works of
Gautama, Baudhayana, Āpastamba etc. Ghoshal, HIPI, p. 56.
(3) Nīlakaṇṭha, commenting on Māhabhārata,
Śānti Parva, 121.46, gives a very interesting
etymology, that, prāṭ means one who questions,
and vivāka means one who understands the atti-
tude of both the parties involved in a litigation. bhikṣukaḥ prāḍvivākaś ca mauhūrtā daivacintakāḥ.... ,pṛcchatīti prāṭ. sa cāsau vivākaśca, vivad amānayor dvayoḥ pravṛttinimittā-vettā. Cf. also Mitākṣārā on Yājñavalkya, II. 3.