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Glossary
example, in Aitareya Brāhmaṇa 8-37-5 as ren-
dered by A. B. Keith' the term means a para-
mount rule.
MITRA (1) An ally.
(2) In the context of the Mandala-theory
there are two distinct types of allies.
(3) If a king belonging to an alternate territory
and bearing a kinship with the Vijīgi u, behav-
es as an ally by nature, he is called a Sahaja-
mitra.8
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(4) If an ally comes to take shelter with the
Vijīgi u for the safety of his own wealth and
life, he is called a Kṛtrima mitra.
(5) Kāmandakīyanītisāra (IV.71) recognises four
varieties of Mitra, and they are-a friend by
birth, one acquired through connection, one
who is a friend on account of the situation of
the territory, and one saved from calamity.
Cf. aurasam maitrasambaddham tathā deśakramī-
7. A. B. Keith, The Rgveda-Brāhmaṇas the Atharvaveda
(Harvard Oriental Series, XXV).
8. Cf. bhumyekäntaraṁ prakrtimitram mātā-pitrisambandham
sahajam (AS' VI. 2).
9. Cf. dhanajivitahetorāśritam krtrimamiti (AS' V.I. 2), From
the English translation of Shamasastri and also the Bengali
translation of R. G. Basak, Kauțilya appears to recognise only
two varieties of Mitra, viz. Sahaja Mitra (natural friend) and
Krtrima Mitra (acquired friend) But according to the Jayaman-
galā Com on Kāmandakiyanītisara, IV. 71, Kautilya recognises
three varieties, viz. Sahaja-, Prakṛta- and Krtrima Mitra. As
understood by Jayamangalā, one belonging to an alternate terri-
tory (bhumyekāntaram) is the Prakrta-while one bearing a
kinship (mātā pitṛsambandham) is the Sahajamitra,
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example, in Aitareya Brāhmaṇa 8-37-5 as ren-
dered by A. B. Keith' the term means a para-
mount rule.
MITRA (1) An ally.
(2) In the context of the Mandala-theory
there are two distinct types of allies.
(3) If a king belonging to an alternate territory
and bearing a kinship with the Vijīgi u, behav-
es as an ally by nature, he is called a Sahaja-
mitra.8
-
133
(4) If an ally comes to take shelter with the
Vijīgi u for the safety of his own wealth and
life, he is called a Kṛtrima mitra.
(5) Kāmandakīyanītisāra (IV.71) recognises four
varieties of Mitra, and they are-a friend by
birth, one acquired through connection, one
who is a friend on account of the situation of
the territory, and one saved from calamity.
Cf. aurasam maitrasambaddham tathā deśakramī-
7. A. B. Keith, The Rgveda-Brāhmaṇas the Atharvaveda
(Harvard Oriental Series, XXV).
8. Cf. bhumyekäntaraṁ prakrtimitram mātā-pitrisambandham
sahajam (AS' VI. 2).
9. Cf. dhanajivitahetorāśritam krtrimamiti (AS' V.I. 2), From
the English translation of Shamasastri and also the Bengali
translation of R. G. Basak, Kauțilya appears to recognise only
two varieties of Mitra, viz. Sahaja Mitra (natural friend) and
Krtrima Mitra (acquired friend) But according to the Jayaman-
galā Com on Kāmandakiyanītisara, IV. 71, Kautilya recognises
three varieties, viz. Sahaja-, Prakṛta- and Krtrima Mitra. As
understood by Jayamangalā, one belonging to an alternate terri-
tory (bhumyekāntaram) is the Prakrta-while one bearing a
kinship (mātā pitṛsambandham) is the Sahajamitra,
Digitized by
Original from
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN