Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5019

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c6.5019

rakta-mānya, cf. Tamil iratta-mānya, iratta-kkāṇikkai (SITI); ‘blood-present’; endowment of rent-free land for the support of the descendants of warriors killed in battle; same as mṛtyuka-vṛtti. See rudhira, rakatapaṭā, vīra-śeṣa, etc. See Ind. Arch. Rev., 1960-61, Section III, No. 42.

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