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Political Concepts in Ancient India
PRATIBHŪ—A bail or surety or guarantee (AS'
III. 11., Yājňavalkya II. 10, II. 54).
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PRADEŞTA-One of the 18 Mahāmatras or Tirthas.
(AS' I. 12). This officer is to act as a judge
in criminal cases. (AS' II. 35 and IV. 1 etc.)
PRABHĀVA ŠAKTI—A King's power arising out
of material wealth and political supremacy. It is
also called prabhusakti. See Sakti.
PRABHUSAKTI-Same as Prabhāvasakti (q.v.)
PRASĀSTĀ-Nom. singular form of Praśāstṛ. The
term occurs in the list of 18 Mahāmātras or
Tirthas. (AS' I. 12). The term corresponding
to it in the Rāmāyaṇa list of Tirthas is Bandhan-
agaradhikṛta. 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' III. 10).
PRĀDVIVĀKA (1) The chief judge and the
King's chief legal adviser.5
(2) The term occurs in the early Smrti works of
Gautama, Baudhayana, Apastamba etc.
(3) Nīlakaṇṭha, commenting on Mahabharata,
Santi 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.
5. Basham, The Wonder that was India, p. 100 and P. 116.
6. Ghoshal, HIPI, p. 56.
7. bhikṣukaḥ prāḍvivākaś ca mauhurtā daivacintakāḥ....
8. prcchatiti prāṭ. sa căsau vivākaś ca, vivad amānayor dvayoḥ
pravṛttinimittā-vettä. Cf. also Mitākṣārā on Yājnavalkya, II. 3.
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PRATIBHŪ—A bail or surety or guarantee (AS'
III. 11., Yājňavalkya II. 10, II. 54).
114
PRADEŞTA-One of the 18 Mahāmatras or Tirthas.
(AS' I. 12). This officer is to act as a judge
in criminal cases. (AS' II. 35 and IV. 1 etc.)
PRABHĀVA ŠAKTI—A King's power arising out
of material wealth and political supremacy. It is
also called prabhusakti. See Sakti.
PRABHUSAKTI-Same as Prabhāvasakti (q.v.)
PRASĀSTĀ-Nom. singular form of Praśāstṛ. The
term occurs in the list of 18 Mahāmātras or
Tirthas. (AS' I. 12). The term corresponding
to it in the Rāmāyaṇa list of Tirthas is Bandhan-
agaradhikṛta. 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' III. 10).
PRĀDVIVĀKA (1) The chief judge and the
King's chief legal adviser.5
(2) The term occurs in the early Smrti works of
Gautama, Baudhayana, Apastamba etc.
(3) Nīlakaṇṭha, commenting on Mahabharata,
Santi 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.
5. Basham, The Wonder that was India, p. 100 and P. 116.
6. Ghoshal, HIPI, p. 56.
7. bhikṣukaḥ prāḍvivākaś ca mauhurtā daivacintakāḥ....
8. prcchatiti prāṭ. sa căsau vivākaś ca, vivad amānayor dvayoḥ
pravṛttinimittā-vettä. Cf. also Mitākṣārā on Yājnavalkya, II. 3.
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