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is presumed to mean the King's companion
at the game table.
 

at the game table.
 
(3) But it seems to be more reasonable to take

this term to be analogous to Akşapatalā-

dhyaksa of AS II.7. While, Samgrahitaṁgrahitā,

the seventh of the Ratnins,cor responds to

Sannidhataātā of the fifth ch. of AS bk. II,

and Bhaāgadhuk, the eighth of the Ratnins

corresponds to Samahartaāhartā of the sixth ch.

of AS bk. II, it is quite likely that Akşavāpa

the ninth of the Ratnins corresponds to the

Akşapatṭalādhyakşa, given in the very next

ch., i.e., ch. 7 of AS bk. II.
 

 
(4) As equivalent to Akşapaṭalādhyakṣa, the

present term means the Superintendent of

the depository of the royal records and
accounts.
 

accounts.
 
AGRAHĀRA-Rent free land donated to brāh-
manas
maṇas. 3. Vide Bobbili C.P. Inscription of Achaṇḍavarman, lines 6,
7.13. This term is often suffixed to the

names of the villages or localities donated by the

Kings as in the name Mayurasalmala-Agra-

hara in the Nidhanpur C.P. Grant of Bhaskara-

varman 4. P. N. Bhattacharyya, Kamarupaśasanavali, pp. 16 f.
(lines 50 f).
 

 
ATAVIRAJYA-Kingdoms of the forest region.

From inscriptional evidences these Forest King-

doms seem to have been small but sovereign

states mainly belonging to central India. The

powerful Kings often took pride in subduing the

forest Kingdoms. (See Atavikarāja). In the
 
3. Vide Bobbili C.P. Inscription of Achandavarman, lines 6,
7.13.
 
4. P. N. Bhattachar
 
 
 
 
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