[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.3256 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3256 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3256 - **Language:** English ### [c6.3256](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3256) \*Mahāpīlupati\* (IE 8-3; EI 28), ‘the great superintendent of elephants’; chief of the elephant corps; the master of elephants; sometimes also called \*Mahārāja\*, \*Mahāsāmanta\*, \*Pañcādhikaraṇa-uparika\*, \*Mahāpratīhāra\*, \*Pāṭy-uparika\*, \*Purapāl-uparika\*, etc., additionally. Cf. \*Ep. Ind.\*, Vol. IX, p. 298. The word \*pīlu\* is the same as Perso-Arabic \*fīl\*. See \*Mahāpalupati\* and \*Pīlupati\*. - [Previous: c6.3255](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3255) - [Next: c6.3257](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3257) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) ## Cites (2) - [Epigraphia Indica](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.corpora.ei) - [Sarnath slab inscription](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.north.varia.sarnath-slab-inscription) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3256](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3256) · Pramāṇa