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Political Concepts in Ancient India
other words 27 chariots, 27 elephants, 81 horses,
and 135 footmen."
GANA TITHA-A member whose attendance com-
pleted the quorum in a Gana or republican
assembly. (Vide Altekar, SGAI. p. 131).
GANA-PURAKA-(1) A 'whip" or an officer
whose duty was to see whether the lawful
quorum of a gana assembly was formed before
it transacted official business."
GANA-PRADHANA-(1) The President of the Gov-
erning body of a Gana republic. cf. Mahā-
bharata, Santi Parva, ch. 107. V. 24 and see
under Samgha-mukhya.
(2) Sri Krishna was such a President of the An-
dhaka-Vrishni republic. The position and pri-
vileges of such a President may be presumed from
Sri Krishna's complaint to Narada
Narada that
"in the guise of a master he is the slave of the
relatives forming the political community. He
can have only a partial enjoyment of the plea-
sures of life and he has to listen patiently to
all the bitter words of criticism of the members
of the general republican assembly".
GANA MUKHYA-Same as Samgha mukhya (q.v.)
5. P. C. Chakravarti AWAI. p. 83.
6. Altekar, SGAI, p. 131.
7. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 23.
8. Vide Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 103.
9. Vide Altekar, SGAI, p. 127 and
Cf. dasyam aikvaryabhāvena jñātināṁ vai karomyaham ardha-
bhoktā smi bhogānāṁ vāgduruktani ca Kşame (Māhābhārata
Santiparva, ch. 81. 5).
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Political Concepts in Ancient India
other words 27 chariots, 27 elephants, 81 horses,
and 135 footmen."
GANA TITHA-A member whose attendance com-
pleted the quorum in a Gana or republican
assembly. (Vide Altekar, SGAI. p. 131).
GANA-PURAKA-(1) A 'whip" or an officer
whose duty was to see whether the lawful
quorum of a gana assembly was formed before
it transacted official business."
GANA-PRADHANA-(1) The President of the Gov-
erning body of a Gana republic. cf. Mahā-
bharata, Santi Parva, ch. 107. V. 24 and see
under Samgha-mukhya.
(2) Sri Krishna was such a President of the An-
dhaka-Vrishni republic. The position and pri-
vileges of such a President may be presumed from
Sri Krishna's complaint to Narada
Narada that
"in the guise of a master he is the slave of the
relatives forming the political community. He
can have only a partial enjoyment of the plea-
sures of life and he has to listen patiently to
all the bitter words of criticism of the members
of the general republican assembly".
GANA MUKHYA-Same as Samgha mukhya (q.v.)
5. P. C. Chakravarti AWAI. p. 83.
6. Altekar, SGAI, p. 131.
7. Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 23.
8. Vide Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 103.
9. Vide Altekar, SGAI, p. 127 and
Cf. dasyam aikvaryabhāvena jñātināṁ vai karomyaham ardha-
bhoktā smi bhogānāṁ vāgduruktani ca Kşame (Māhābhārata
Santiparva, ch. 81. 5).
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