[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) › c6.3272 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3272 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3272 - **Language:** English ### [c6.3272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3272) \*Mahāpratīhāra\*, \*Mahāpratīhāra\* (IE 8-2; EI 30; CII 3; BL), head of the door-keepers of the palace or the king’s chamber, or of the capital city; sometimes explained as ‘the chief usher’ (CII 4). See \*Pratīhāra\*. - [Previous: c6.3271](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3271) - [Next: c6.3273](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3273) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3272) · Pramāṇa