[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) › c6.4694 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4694 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4694 - **Language:** English ### [c6.4694](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4694) praṇaya (IE 8-5; HRS), known from the Arthaśāstra, the Junagadh inscription of Rudradāman, etc. ; emergency tax or benevolence; also called praṇaya-kriyā (IE 8-5); cf. a-hiraṇya-dhānya-praṇaya-pradeya, an epithet of rent-free land. - [Previous: c6.4693](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4693) - [Next: c6.4695](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4695) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4694](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4694) · Pramāṇa