Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3326

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c6.3326

Mahāsādhanika (IE 8-2, 8-3; CII 4; BL), official designation indicating a commander of forces; the chief military officer; one of the designations often included in the pañcamahāśabda as indicated by the Rājatarangiṇī. See Sādhanika derived from sādhana or army. Cf. Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 91.

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Rājataraṅgiṇī — Kalhaṇa, Sanskrit