Political Concepts in Ancient India /55

Glossary
 
sakyasamantata
 
śakyasāmantatā caiva tathā ca dṛḍhabhaktitā

dīrghadarśitvam utsāhaḥ śucitā sthūlalakṣatā

vinītatā dhārmikatā guṇāḥ sādhvabhigāmikāḥ
gun
guṇairetair upetaḥ san suvyaktam abhigam-
yate
 

yate
tathā tu kurvīta yathā gacchellokābhigamyatām

(Kāṁandakiyanīyaṅītisāra, IV. 6-9).
 

(3) Bhaāskara varman, the Kaāmarūpa King of

7th Century A.D., is said to have been duly

endowed with the AĀbhigaāmika qualities with

which he proved his love for the subjects
and could fully possess the royal fortune of

and could fully possess the royal fortune of
Kāmarūpa. Cf. nirantarapraṇayarasabhar-
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ākṛṣṭa-Kāmarūpalakṣmīsamāliṁganaprakați-

tābhigāmika guṇānuraāgavṛtti (Nidhanpur

C.P. Grant of Bhaskaravarman, lines 44).8
 
Vide, Kāmarūpaśāsanāvalī, p. 16.
 
ABHITYAKTA--The awardee of a death sentence.

(AS' V.2).
 

 
ABHISŚAPTA--An accused person (AS' IV. 8).

 
ABHIŚĀPA-A serious charge or accusation as in
-A serious charge or accusation as in
Yaājnavalkyasmrñavalkyasmṛti 2. 99 (nrpaṛpārtheṣvabhisape ca
śāpe ca
vaheyuḥ śucayaḥ sadā). Cf. Mitäkṣarā Com. there-

on, where abhiśāpe=mahāpātakābhiyoge.
 

 
ABHIŞṢEKA--Royal consecration ceremony. The
procedure of the performance of this ceremony
is given in detail in S
procedure of the performance of this ceremony
is given in detail in Śatapatha-Brāhmaṇa, V,

Taittiriīya Brāhmaṇa, I. 7. 5, ff. and Aitareya

Brāhmaṇa, VIII. 5 ff. Abhişeka is an essential
ṣeka is an essential
part of the Rājasūya or sacrifice of royal in-
8. Vide, Kamarūpaśā sanā valī, p. 16.
 
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