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AKRṚTA—--(KŞṢETRA) A piece of waste or unculti- 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.
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cf; akṛtāni kartṛbhyo nādeyāt (AŚ. II.1).
 

 
AKRṚTYA--Contented subjects who are not liable

to be won over by the enemy with any propa-

ganda (AŚ. I.13, I.14).
 

 
AKŞṢAPAȚṬALA--A depository of royal documents

and account books. (vide AS. II.7).
 

 
AKŞṢAPATṬALĀDHYAKŞṢA—(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,
ṣa,
but the references being in the context of
the A
the Akṣapatala (q.v.), we take the term
Adhyakṣa to be an abbreviation of the
more relevant term Akṣapaṭalādhyakṣa. See, Sircar, Glossary, p. 14 and Kane, HD. III. p. 143.
(2) Same as Mahakşapatala (q.v.), we take the term
Adhyaksa to be an abbreviation of the
more relevant term Akşapatalādhyakşa.¹
(2) ika (Same as Mahakşapatalika (uperintendent
of records and accounts), often given in
the inscriptional records. Superintendent
of records and accounts), often given in
the inscriptional records.³
 
ee, Altekar, SGAI, p. 199, Sircar, Ibid., p. 178.
 
AKŞṢAVĀPA-(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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