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Political Concepts in Ancient India
 
URASYA-The middle portion of an army. The
other parts are the two paksas (the two wings or
frontal sides) and the two Kakşas (the two
flanks or the two hinder parts)
 
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Cf. pañcadhanuranīkasandhiḥ pakṣakakṣorasyā-
nām
 
(The five parts of the army, viz. the two Paksas,
the two Kaksas and the Urasya should usually
have a gap of 5 dhanus or 25 hands or 12 yards
between one another).
 
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EKRÅT-The sole unrivalled ruler. See Sārva-
bhauma.
 
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AUDAKA-DURGA-(1) Water Fort (vide AS' II.
 
3).
 
(2) Ap-Durga (Abdurga) of Manu. (vide MS.
VII. 70).
 
AURASA-PUTRA-(1) A son begotten by a man on
his duly married wife.
 
Cf. svayam jātaḥ kṛtakriyāyām aurasaḥ (AS' II. 7).
Cf. Manu Sam. IX. 166 for a definition.
 
(2) Also called Svayamjata by Kautilya (AS' III.
7).
 
9. AS' X. 5 cf. also pakşa-kakşcrasyānām ekībhāve maṇḍalah
(48' X. 6).
 
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