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an engagement, cf. (puan engagement, cf. (pūrvaṁ pūrvaṁ caiṣāṁ

śreyas sannāhayitum) (ASŚ. IX. 2).
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ṢAḌVIDHA-BALA-See Sadan-See Ṣaḍaṅga-bala.
ŞAD
 
ṢAḌGUNṆYA--(1)-Sad=Ṣaḍguṇāḥ.
 

(2) =The six modes of foreign policy taken to-

gether. The six modes are viz. Sandhi (peace or

alliance), Vigraha (conflict or a sort of cold war),

Yaāna (military expedition against the enemy),
A
Āsana (waiting in preparedness for repelling a
charge), Samé
charge), Saṁśraya (seeking shelter with another

mighty king), Dvaidhiībhava (duplicity) (AS.
āva (duplicity) (AŚ.
VII. 1).
 
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(3) Cf. sandhir nā vigraho yānam āsanaṁ dvai-

dham āśrayaḥ şadṣaḍguṇāh (Amarakośa, Kṣatriya-

varga). Here, Dvaidham is given for Dvaidhiībh-
āva, and the article nā signifies masculine

āva, and the article nā signifies masculine
gender of the word Sandhi.
 

(4) See also Yaājnñavalkya Smṛti, I. 347, Manu
Samhita
Saṁhitā, VII. 160, etc.
 

 
SACIVA --(1)=Minister.
 

(2) =Counsellor.
 

(3) Manu suggests that a king should appoint
seven or eight Sacivas after fully testing them.¹
Kulluka in this context gives the meaning of
Saciva as Amatya. Hence a Saciva is same as
Amātya (q.v.) in duty, responsibility and status.
 
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SA
 
1. sacivä
seven or eight Sacivas after fully testing them. sacivān sapta cāṣṭau vā prakurvīta parīkṣitān (Manu Saṁ,
VII. 54).
 
Digitized
Kulluka in this context gives the meaning of
Saciva as Amātya. Hence a Saciva is same as
Amātya (q.v.) in duty, responsiby
 
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ility and status.