Indian Epigraphy c16.s3.129

c16.s3.129

He may have been the chief nobleman of the king's court.¹ *Antaḥpratīhāra* was probably the chief attendant and guard of the king, who waited at the gate of the harem when his master was there. *Daṇḍapāla* seems to be the same as *Dāṇḍika* and *Khaṇḍapāla* the same as *Khaṇḍarakṣa*. *Tadāniyuktaka* is apparently the same as *Tadāyuktaka*. *Abhyantarika* was the officer-in-charge of guarding the inner apartments of the palace, while *Vāsāgārika* was in charge of the king's bed chamber.² *Khaḍgagrāha* is the same as *Khāḍgika* and *Śirorakṣika* a special body-guard of the king. *Vṛddhadhānuṣka* was the chief archer and *Lekhaka* the scribe. *Ekasaraka* and *Śāntakika* cannot be explained. *Dūtapraiṣaṇika* is the same as *Preṣaṇika*. *Pānīyāgārika* was in charge of the water-chamber, called *abdār-khānah* in Persian. The *Karmakara* was probably the chief artisan. *Gomahiṣājāvikavādhyakṣa* is a modified form of *Kiśoravaḍavāgomahiṣājāvikādhyakṣa*.