Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c7.s1.t9.19
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c7.s1.t9.19
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c7.s1.t9.19
1. A *kañchukin* or chamberlain had a free access to the king as well as the inmates of the harem.⁴⁴ He gave reports of the happenings in the harem to the king.⁴⁵ 2 A varisadhara was another guard of the harem. It is said that his testicles were removed by surgical operation (vaddhia) since childhood.⁴⁶