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auguration, being the second of its component
members. (see Vedic Index, Vol. I, p. 28).
 
ANARTHA-TRIVARGA--Anartha (loss of wealth
or misfortune), Adharma (lack of piety) and
Śoka (sorrow) taken together are called Anartha-
trivarga, (ASŚ IX. 7). anartho' IX. 7). anartho'dharmas's'dharmaśśoka ityanartha-trivargah.
 
ANAVASITA-SANDHI--Literally 'an indeter-
minate treaty'. A Sandhi involving an agree-
ment of both the parties for colonisation of waste
lands. This Sandhi is called so because there
are innumerable ways of colonisation as detailed
in AS'Ś VII. 11.
 
ANĪKASTHA--(1) An elephant trainer (AS'Ś II. 2,
II.31 etc.).
(2) An armed bodyguard or the host of body-
guards of the King. (rakṣivargastvanīkasthaḥ,
Amarakośa, Kṣatriya varga).
 
ANUTTHĀNA--The opposite of Utthāna (q.v.)
 
ANUŚAYA--A dispute in respect of a sold or pur-
chased article. (AS'Ś III. 15).
 
ANTAPĀLA--One of the 18 Mahāmātras or Tīrthas.
He used to be in charge of a border fort called
Antapāladurga. His pay is said to have been
12000 Paṇas per annum (AS'Ś V. 3). His duty
was to collect road tolls and to look after the
upkeep of the road and its safety. Vide, Basham, The Wonder that was India, p. 108. (AS'Ś VIII. 4).
 
ANTAPĀLADURGA--A border fort situated on
the common margin of two adjacent Janapadas
(AS'Ś II. 1). It remains under the charge of a