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# Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4449

Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4449

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### [c6.4449](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4449)

Pātra (IE 8-3; EI 28, 29; BL), a minister; cf. Mahāpurohita-ṭhakkura, Paṇḍita, Upādhyāya, Karaṇa-kāyastha, etc., mentioned as Pātra probably meaning ‘a courtier.’ See Ekapātra and Mahāpātra.

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## Cites (1)

- [Epigraphia Indica](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.corpora.ei)

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