Local Government in Ancient India c17.3

c17.3

Begūr, 287; — stone, 294 Belgami, famous centre of learning, 287, 288. Bell-ringers, 210 Benares, 17, 46, 51, 77, 79, 80 Benches, gifts of, 90, 303 Bengal, 14, 15 Bengali translations, 14 Betel-leaves, 108, 117 (note), 166; — nut, 117 (note); — leaf-sellers, tax on, 153, 166 Bhagavāna, 89 *Bhāgavata Purāṇa*, 14 Bhandarkar, D. R., *Carmichael Lectures*, 114 (note), 189 (note); *Commemoration Volume*, 232 Bharata, 288 *Bhāṣya*, 176 Bhaṭṭa-Nārāyana, 13 Bhaṭṭārikā, 260 Bhaṭṭas, 166, 169, 269, 276, 284 Bhavabhūti, 13 Bhikkus, 58 (note), 61, 68, 69, 189, 190, 192, 193 Bhikṣus, 116-17 (note) Bhīṭā, 111 Bhṛgu, 139, 219 Bihar, 14, 15 Bilhaṇa, 13 Bi-lingual inscription, 268-9 (note) Bimbisāra, 50, 51 Bird-fanciers, 71 Birds, 79; —, science of, 283 Birdwood, Sir George, on village communities, 2 Black arts, 67, 71, 74 Blacksmiths, 48, 71, 77, 90, 151, 209, 227, 258, 278, 313 Blind, 145, 252 Bloch, Dr., 112, 113 Board, or Executive, 157-9, 160-2 Boats, 108, 118, 147, 148, 149-50 Bodhagoṭhī, 92 Bodhisattas, 64, 68, 146 *Bombay*, 14 *Bombay Gazetteer*, 80, 117 (note) Bone-workers, 85 Books and registers, 232, 234, 242-3 (note) Boundaries, 225-6, 228, 238, 240-1 Boundary disputes, 136-8 Boxes, gifts of, 93 Boycotting, 246 Brahmadeya assemblies, 161, 162, 163, 164, 185, 200-2; — villages, 164, 198. Brāhmaṇas, 17, 29, 31, 51, 61, 62, 63, 65, 67, 68, 69, 73, 74, 75 (note), 77, 78, 82, 94, 108, 109, 117 (note), 118, 150, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 169, 177, 202, 208, 209, 211, 213, 216, 231, 240, 244, 245, 246, 253, 259, 264, 269, 272, 273, 277, 278, 280, 283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 309, 310, 313