[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) › c6.4896 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4896 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4896 - **Language:** English ### [c6.4896](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.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. - [Previous: c6.4895](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4895) - [Next: c6.4897](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4897) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) ## Cites (1) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.2.5) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4896](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4896) · Pramāṇa