Local Government in Ancient India c17.1

c17.1

Ablūr stone, 295 Accountancy, 61, 178, 184, 232-3 Accountants, 127, 139, 167, 178, 183-4, 203, 204, 210, 211, 232-3, 235, 241, 255, 278 Acting, 70 Actors, 68, 70, 74, 86 Adhikārin, 237, 238, 239, 255, 307 *Ādi Granth*, 16 Administrative divisions, 206-7 Adultery, 140, 177 Āḍutarai, 263 Āgamas, 287 Age limit for office, 175, 179 Agrahāras, 183, 285, 286, 287 Agreements, enforcing, 129, 130, 131, 143 Agriculturists, 38, 77, 82, 84 *Aitareya Brāhmaṇa*, 42, 65 Aiyengar, S. K., 189 (note) Ajātaśatru, 50 Ajmer, 16 Akbar, 15, 16 Alderman (jeṭṭhaka), 47 Alexander, 8, 33 (note), 115 Allahabad, 111 Almshouses, 117 (note), 272 Aloewood, 117 (note) Ambalakāras, 209 Ambūr, 295 Ānanda, 51, 65 (note), 195, 197 Anantapur, 294 Anāthapiṇḍika, 46, 51 Āṇḍār-Sundara-Perumāl, 271 Aṅgas, 161, 281, 287 Animal-trainers, 71 Annapota-Reḍḍi, 267 Anointing, 109, 118, 299 Anthill, 228, 248 Anuruddha, 51 Āpastamba, 126, 161 Appeal, king final court of, 133; penalty on losing, 134 Apprenticeship, rules of, 53-4, 75; fixed period of, 55; apprentice to be treated as son, 55-6; his obligations to master, 56-7; exhortation to humility, 57; success of these father-son relations, 58-9, and their great educational value, 59-60; unaffected by caste restrictions, 60-1; Buddhist references, 75-6; fees, 76 *Apūrva*, 282 Arachosia, 8 Arbitrators (madhyasthas), 148, 167, 171, 172, 178, 183-4, 232 *Archæological Survey of India*, 111, 112, 113, 148, 160, 164, 170, 245, 306 *Archæological Survey of Western India*, 92, 99 Archers, 63 Archery, 219 Architects, 71, 278 Areca-nuts, 100, 108, 254, 257, 261, 265, 267; — palms, 255 Arhats, 89 Ariñjaya, Prince, 150 Aristocratic Buddhism, 50 Arjuna, 16, 17 Arms, unlawful bearing of, 217-18, 246, 247 Arrears, 221, 224, 235, 236 *Artha-śāstra* of Kauṭilya, 249-50 Artisans, 71, 82, 90, 91, 122, 125, 130, 133, 134, 135, 208, 249, 256, 270 Artists, 122, 135 Arts as human knowledge, 53 (note), 213; —, low, 67 Aryan culture, democratic, 24; carried from north to south, 306; —— historical evidence, 36-7; castes, 37 Asahāya, 133 Ascetics, 136, 161, 185, 256, 277, 298, 316 Asitañjanā, 77 Aśoka, 9, 89 Ass, riding or driving, 178 Assemblies, types of, 202-4, 308; larger or combined, 204-6; hierarchy of, 206-7; composite, 207-9, 309, 310, 311-12, 313, 314-16 Assessment for taxes, 236, 249-50 Associated life: marked feature of ancient Hindu culture, 1 Association with criminals, 177 Associations, functions of, 27; laws of, 128, 129, 130; government of, 157-9 Astrologers, 71, 74, 211, 316 Astrology, 315 Astronomy, 139 Ātakūr stone, 295 *Atharva-veda*, 43, 194, 195, 196, 279 Attendance at meetings, 195-6 Auctions, 224-5, 248 Audit ordeal, 184, 233; —, king's, 235 Aurangzeb, 17, 18 Axes, 146 Ayyapadeva, 295 Ayyapolil guild, 265