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AKRTA—(KŞETRA)- A piece of waste or unculti-
vated land (AŚ. II.1). Kautilya suggests that
anybody who would bring such a land under
cultivation would not have to lose its ownership.
of; akṛtāni kartṛbhyo nādeyāt (AŚ. II.1).
AKRTYA-Contented subjects who are not liable
to be won over by the enemy with any propa-
ganda (AŚ. I.13, I.14).
AKŞAPAȚALA-A depository of royal documents
and account books. (vide AS. II.7).
AKŞAPATALĀDHYAKŞA—(1) The officer in
charge of the depository of the royal docu-
ments and the account books. The duties
and responsibilities of this executive officer
are described by Kautilya in AS. II.7. The
officer is, however, referred to as Adhyaksa,
but the references being in the context of
the Akşapatala (q.v.), we take the term
Adhyaksa to be an abbreviation of the
more relevant term Akşapatalādhyakşa.¹
(2) Same as Mahakşapatalika (Superintendent
of records and accounts), often given in
the inscriptional records.³
AKŞAVĀPA-(1) One of the eleven Ratnins (q.v.).
(2) From akşa (meaning dice) the present term
1. See, Sircar, Glossary, p. 14 and Kane, HD. III. p. 143.
2. See, Altekar, SGAI, p. 199, Sircar, Ibid., p. 178.
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AKRTA—(KŞETRA)- A piece of waste or unculti-
vated land (AŚ. II.1). Kautilya suggests that
anybody who would bring such a land under
cultivation would not have to lose its ownership.
of; akṛtāni kartṛbhyo nādeyāt (AŚ. II.1).
AKRTYA-Contented subjects who are not liable
to be won over by the enemy with any propa-
ganda (AŚ. I.13, I.14).
AKŞAPAȚALA-A depository of royal documents
and account books. (vide AS. II.7).
AKŞAPATALĀDHYAKŞA—(1) The officer in
charge of the depository of the royal docu-
ments and the account books. The duties
and responsibilities of this executive officer
are described by Kautilya in AS. II.7. The
officer is, however, referred to as Adhyaksa,
but the references being in the context of
the Akşapatala (q.v.), we take the term
Adhyaksa to be an abbreviation of the
more relevant term Akşapatalādhyakşa.¹
(2) Same as Mahakşapatalika (Superintendent
of records and accounts), often given in
the inscriptional records.³
AKŞAVĀPA-(1) One of the eleven Ratnins (q.v.).
(2) From akşa (meaning dice) the present term
1. See, Sircar, Glossary, p. 14 and Kane, HD. III. p. 143.
2. See, Altekar, SGAI, p. 199, Sircar, Ibid., p. 178.
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