Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4896

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c6.4896

Puruṣa (IE 8-3), same as Rāja-puruṣa, ‘royal officer or agent.’ (HD) an inferior servant (Arthaśāstra, II.5) or a bailiff attached to a court of justice (as in Bṛhaspati). See Hist. Dharm., Vol. III, p. 278.

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Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit