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Political Concepts in Ancient India
 
to Ksṣatriya and the second to Agra-śreṇī.

Kautṭilya's Śrentṇī is possibly an abbreviation of

Agra-śreņṇī of the Macedonian records.³
Jayaswal, Ibid., pp. 52 f.
 
ŚREŅṆĪ-BALA--Troops raised from the guilds.
For several other probable but less convincing interpre-
tations of the term see P. C. Chakravarti, The Art of War in
Ancient India, p. 5 f.
See Sadanḍaṇga bala and Śrenṇī.
 
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ŚREŅIṆĪMUKHYA. The leader of a guild (Śreṇī).

Though the Śrentṇīs were somewhat autonomous,

their leaders used to get a salary from the king

and the same is fixed at 8000 panas per annum
ṇas per annum
(AŚ. V. 3 and VIII. 4.)
 
SA
 
Ş
 
ṢADANṄGA-BALA --(1) The six-fold army con-

risting of Maula (hereditary troops), Bharṛtaka¹

(mercenary soldiers), Śreni (troops raised from

the guilds), Mitra (soldiers supplied by feuda-

tory chiefs or allies), Amitra (soldiers won

over from the enemy), and Atṭavībala (soldiers

received from forest rulers).5
 
Also called Bhṛta-bala or Bhṛtya-bala. Also called Suhṛd-bala. Also called Dviṣad-bala.
Also called Āṭavika-bala. Cf. maula-bhṛtaka-śreṇī-mitra-amitra-aṭavī-balānāṁ samut-
thānakālaḥ (AŚ. IX. 1).
(2) Manu Samhitaṁhitā, VII.185 refers to a six-fold

army (sadṣaḍvidham balamṁ balaṁ), which is explained by

Kulluka as Senā and Karmakaras (workmen) in
 
3. Jayaswal, Ibid., pp. 52 f.
 
4. For several other probable but less convincing interpre-
tations of the term see P. C. Chakravarti, The Art of War in
Ancient India, p. 5 f.
 
1. Also called Bhrta-bala or Bhrtya-bala.
 
2. Also called Suhrd-bala.
 
3. Also called Dvişad-bala.
 
4. Also called Atavika-bala.
 
5. Cf. maula-bhrtaka-śreni-mitra-amitra-atavi-balānāṁ samut-
thanakalaḥ (AŚ. IX. 1).
 
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