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# Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3759

Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3759

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### [c6.3759](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3759)

\*Nāgaraka\* (HD), same as \*Nāgarika\*; chief officer of the city; the city prefect of police. See \*Arthaśāstra\*, II. 36; Kāmasūtra, V. 5. 9 (the commentator explaining Nāgaraka as Daṇḍapāśika). Cf. Talavara.

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## Linked texts (2)

- [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.2.36) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
- [Kāmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana.5.5.9) — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit

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