Political Concepts in Ancient India /167

Glossary
 
(7) Some thirteen sources of royal income, viz.

Sitadhyakşītādhyakṣa, Bhaāga, Vali, etc. enumerated in
AS
AŚ II.6 are together known as Rastra.
 
āṣṭra.
(8) Another ten sources of royal income, viz.

Pindakara, Sṇḍakara, Ṣaḍbhāga, etc. enumerated in AŚ

II.15 are together known as Rāṣṭra.
 
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RĀSṢTRĀNTAPAĀLA--See under Antapaāla-durga.
BAŞ
 
RĀṢTRIKA--(Pkt. Rathika and Rattṭṭhika). The

governor of a district or a sub-division. D. C. Sircar, Glossary, p. 278. From

Asoka's Minor Rock Edict: Yerragudi Version,

lines 14 ff, it appears that the Rāṣṭrika was

directly responsible to a Rajjuka.
 
D. C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions, p. 51.
 
RIKTHA --(1) Property left by the deceased
father as inheritance (A
father as inheritance (AŚ III.5).
(2) Inheritance in general, since the words like
pitryam and paitrikam often precede this term.
Cf. nanu garbhaḥ pitryaṁ riktham arhati (Śakun-
talā VI);
cf. also, bhajeran paitrikaṁ riktham (Manu S III.5).
(AŚ
 
(2) Inheritance in general, since the words like
pitryam and paitrikam often precede this term.
Cf. nanu garbhaḥ pitryam riktham arhati (Sakun-
talā VI);
 
cf. also, bhajeran paitrikaṁ riktham (Manu Sam.
.
IX. 104).
 

(3) A property in general.
 

Cf. Manu Samṁ. VIII. 30. (praṇaṣṭasvāmikaṁ
riktham).
 

riktham).
(4)=Rktha.
 
RUṚktha.
 
RŪPA --(1) An additional surcharge of 8% on
all fines. (AS
all fines. (AŚ III.18).
 

(2) Stolen goods (AŚ IV.6).
 

 
RŪPIKĀ—(1) An 8% tax to be paid in time of

getting coins minted in the royal mint by any
 
2. D. C. Sircar, Glossary, p. 278.
 
3. D. C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions, p. 51.
 
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