Political Concepts in Ancient India /149

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(8) Mahābhārata suggesting the number to be 8

uses the term Mantrī. aṣṭānāṁ mantriṇāṁ madhye mantrāṇi rājopadhārayet (Mbh.
XII. 8
 
5).
(9) Śukranītisāra distinguishes between the
terms Sukranaciva, Mantrītisāra distinguishes bet and Amātya as folloween the
terms Saciva, Mantrī and Amatya as follows
s --
sarvadarśī pradhānastu senāvit sacivastathā Man-

trī tu nītikusalah pandśalaḥ paṇḍito dharmatattvavit deśa-

kālapravijñātā hyamaātya iti kathyate (ŚNS II.84-

86).
 

(10) At least in one place Kautilya seems to
use the term Mantriṭilya seems to
use the term Mantrī in the sense of an executive

officer. Because, he suggests that in an emer-
gent situation the king should immediately call
the Mantris or Mantripariş
gent situation the king should immediately call
the Mantrīs or Mantripariṣad (See quotation
from AS
from AŚ I. 15 under AĀtyayika Kaārya). In the

passage referred to, Kautilya seems to use the
term Mantrinṭilya seems to use the
term Mantriṇaḥ in the sense of Counsellors

(Matisacivas) and the term Mantriparişad in
īpariṣad in
the sense of 'a council of executive officers."

 
MAHATTARĀDAHIKĀRINS --(1) Adhikaārima-
hattaras.
 

hattaras.
(2) Village elders in office or power, belonging

to south India from C. 600 A.D. onwards.
 
Altekar, SGAI, p. 230.
 
MAHĀKŞṢA PATṬALIKA--(1) Superintendent of
legal records.¹ (
legal records. Cf. Altekar, See Akşapatala).
 
GAI, p. 199. (See Akṣapaṭala).
(2) Akş=Akṣapaṭalika.
 

(3) =Akṣapaṭalaādhyakṣa (q.v.).
 
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MAHĀMANTRĪ—(1) The king's chief counsellor.

(2) The Mantrī par excellence.

 
MAHĀMĀTRA--(1) =Mahāmātya.
 
8 aṣṭānāṁ mantrināṁ madhye mantrāṇi rājopadḥārayet (Mbh.
XII. 85).
 
9. Altekar, SGAI, p. 230.
 
1. Cf. Altekar, SGAI, p. 199.
 
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