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GANṆA-RĀJYA--(1) A republic; same as Gaṇa,
where the political power is vested not in one
person, but in a gaṇa or group of people.
(2) The term occurs in a celebrated passage of a
Jaina work, Ācārāṅgasūtra, as follows: One
"should avoid visiting such countries which have
no King, i.e. no head of the government, or are
governed by gaṇa form of government, or have
a crown prince as the ruler, or have two kings,
or are governed by a foreign ruler, or are governed
by two contending Kings." "… . . .arāyāṇi vā gaṇarāyāṇi vā juarāyāṇi vā dorajjāņi vā
verajjāṇi vā viruddha-rajjāṇi vā" where Pkt. gaṇarāyaṇi= Skt.
gaṇarājyāṇi (=gaṇa-states) (Āvāraṁgasuttam, ed. Jacobi, II.
3.1.10., quoted by Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 84).
(3) On the strength of terms like Gaṇatitha,
Gaṇapūraka, and Gaṇamukhya, it may be pre-
sumed that in Gaṇarajya, the political power is
vested in a parliament headed by an elected
president.
GAṆIKĀDHYAKṢA--Superintendent of courte-
sans. He was responsible for controlling the
entire institution of prostitution in the state
(AŚ II. 27).
GĀṆANIKA—An account officer. cf. AŚ II. 7.
GŪḌHAJAPUTRA--(1) A son born to a woman
by a man other than her actual husband through
a secret union. (Manu Saṁ, IX. 170).
(2) Kauṭilya suggests that the Gūḍhaja is born
in the residence of some relative of the wife clan-
destinely. (AŚ. III. 7).
where the political power is vested not in one
person, but in a gaṇa or group of people.
(2) The term occurs in a celebrated passage of a
Jaina work, Ācārāṅgasūtra, as follows: One
"should avoid visiting such countries which have
no King, i.e. no head of the government, or are
governed by gaṇa form of government, or have
a crown prince as the ruler, or have two kings,
or are governed by a foreign ruler, or are governed
by two contending Kings." "… . . .arāyāṇi vā gaṇarāyāṇi vā juarāyāṇi vā dorajjāņi vā
verajjāṇi vā viruddha-rajjāṇi vā" where Pkt. gaṇarāyaṇi= Skt.
gaṇarājyāṇi (=gaṇa-states) (Āvāraṁgasuttam, ed. Jacobi, II.
3.1.10., quoted by Jayaswal, Hindu Polity, p. 84).
(3) On the strength of terms like Gaṇatitha,
Gaṇapūraka, and Gaṇamukhya, it may be pre-
sumed that in Gaṇarajya, the political power is
vested in a parliament headed by an elected
president.
GAṆIKĀDHYAKṢA--Superintendent of courte-
sans. He was responsible for controlling the
entire institution of prostitution in the state
(AŚ II. 27).
GĀṆANIKA—An account officer. cf. AŚ II. 7.
GŪḌHAJAPUTRA--(1) A son born to a woman
by a man other than her actual husband through
a secret union. (Manu Saṁ, IX. 170).
(2) Kauṭilya suggests that the Gūḍhaja is born
in the residence of some relative of the wife clan-
destinely. (AŚ. III. 7).