History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.327

v4.c62.327

¹⁸⁴ Both the samāhartṛ and the sannidhātṛ are mentioned as officers in the copperplate of Mahābhavagupta of Trikaliṅga (E. I. vol. VIII. p. 138 at p. 141 and E. I. vol. XI at p. 94). Śabara in his bhāṣya on Jaimini XII. 1. 28 refers to the samāhartṛ coming with his own phalanx of subordinates 'यथा सेनापतिर्मुख्यबलेन सहागतः समाहर्ता निजेन बलेन राजा तु सर्वैर्बलैस्तैश्चान्यैश्च'. From Hiouen Thsang's account of his travels (Beal's 'Buddhist Records' vol. I. p 78) we learn that each province kept a record of good and bad events.