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Glossary
an Amatya and enumerates a number of
qualities of Amātya (Amātya gunas) in the
same line (i.e., line 19).
(9) Amatya is one of the seven constituents of
the state (Saptaprakṛtis).
AMATYA-SAMPAT-(1) The qualities and qualifi-
cations that are desired to be possessed by
an ideal Amatya. In AS' I. 9 Kautilya enum-
erates these and they number 25 including
9. pahalavena Kulaipaputreṇāmātyena suvisākhena yathā-
abhivar-
vadartha-dharma-Vyavahāra-darsanairanuragam
dhayatā s'aktena
dāntenācapalena-vismitenā-ryenahāryena.
(D.C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions, Vol. I, p. 180). In the portion
yathāvadartha-dharma, there may be a disguised suggestion
regarding the Arthopadha and the Dharmopadha in which
Suvisakha must have duly passed.
1. The qualities and qualifications in Sanskrit original are
given as the adjectives of the word amatya as follows:
abhijatah (born of a high family),
svavagrahah (having restraint over senses),
kytasilpah (skilled in arts),
cackṣuşmān (possessed of the eyes of the science of polity),
prājnah (possessed of sharp intelligence),
dhārayiṣṇu (endowed with a sharp memory),
daksah (swift),
vāgmi (endowed with oratory),
pragalbhah (outspoken),
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pratipattimān (endowed with the power of argument),
utsähayuktah (enthusiastic),
prabhāvayuktah (endowed with Prabhavas'akti),
kleśasahah (capable of taking pain),
sucih (duly tested by the four Upadhās),
maitrah (friendly with all),
drdhabhaktih (having firm loyalty to the King),
silayuktah (distinguished by good conduct),
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an Amatya and enumerates a number of
qualities of Amātya (Amātya gunas) in the
same line (i.e., line 19).
(9) Amatya is one of the seven constituents of
the state (Saptaprakṛtis).
AMATYA-SAMPAT-(1) The qualities and qualifi-
cations that are desired to be possessed by
an ideal Amatya. In AS' I. 9 Kautilya enum-
erates these and they number 25 including
9. pahalavena Kulaipaputreṇāmātyena suvisākhena yathā-
abhivar-
vadartha-dharma-Vyavahāra-darsanairanuragam
dhayatā s'aktena
dāntenācapalena-vismitenā-ryenahāryena.
(D.C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions, Vol. I, p. 180). In the portion
yathāvadartha-dharma, there may be a disguised suggestion
regarding the Arthopadha and the Dharmopadha in which
Suvisakha must have duly passed.
1. The qualities and qualifications in Sanskrit original are
given as the adjectives of the word amatya as follows:
abhijatah (born of a high family),
svavagrahah (having restraint over senses),
kytasilpah (skilled in arts),
cackṣuşmān (possessed of the eyes of the science of polity),
prājnah (possessed of sharp intelligence),
dhārayiṣṇu (endowed with a sharp memory),
daksah (swift),
vāgmi (endowed with oratory),
pragalbhah (outspoken),
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pratipattimān (endowed with the power of argument),
utsähayuktah (enthusiastic),
prabhāvayuktah (endowed with Prabhavas'akti),
kleśasahah (capable of taking pain),
sucih (duly tested by the four Upadhās),
maitrah (friendly with all),
drdhabhaktih (having firm loyalty to the King),
silayuktah (distinguished by good conduct),
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