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Political Concepts in Ancient India
 

auguration, being the second of its component

members. (see Vedic Index, Vol. I, p. 28).
 

 
ANARTHA-TRIVARGA-Anartha
 
-Anartha (loss of wealth

or misfortune), Adharma (lack of piety) and

Śoka (sorrow) taken together are called Anartha-

trivarga, (AS' IX. 7).
 
anartho'dharmas's'oka 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' VII. 11.
 

 
ANĪKASTHA--(1) An elephant trainer (AS' II. 2,

II.31 etc.).
 
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(2) An armed bodyguard or the host of body-

guards of the King. (rakṣivargastvanīkasthaḥ,

Amarakośa, Kṣṇatriya varga).
 

 
ANUTTHĀNA--The opposite of Utthaāna (q.v.)

 
ANUS'AYA-A dispute in respect of a sold or pur-
-A dispute in respect of a sold or pur-
chased article. (AS' III. 15).
 

 
ANTAPĀLA--One of the 18 Mahāmātras or Tīrthas.

He used to be in charge of a border fort called
Antapa
Antapāladurga. His pay is said to have been

12000 Panṇas per annum (AS' V. 3). His duty

was to collect road tolls and to look after the

upkeep of the road and its safety.¹ Vide, Basham, The Wonder that was India, p. 108. (AS' VIII. 4).

 
ANTAPĀLADURGA--A border fort situated on

the common margin of two adjacent Janapadas

(AS' II. 1). It remains under the charge of a
 
9. anartho'dharmas's'oka ityanartha-trivargah.
 
1. Vide, Basham, The Wonder that was India, p. 108.
 
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