[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) › c6.509 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.509 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.509 - **Language:** English ### [c6.509](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.509) Aṣṭaprahārika (IA 17), probably an official designation; may be derived from aṣṭa-prahara; probably ‘a watchman’. The correct form would, in that case, be āṣṭaprāharika, etc. - [Previous: c6.508](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.508) - [Next: c6.510](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.510) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.509](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.509) · Pramāṇa