Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5657

c6.5657

*siddhi* (CII 4), emancipation; sometimes used at the beginning of documents to ensure the success of the undertaking, as *siddham* in early inscriptions, and meaning *siddhir=astu*. (SITI), same as *siddham*, the right of cultivating land. *Cf. ūrdhv-ādhaḥ-siddhi-yutā* (IA 18), together with income from horticulture and agriculture; cf. *sa-bāhy-ābhyantara-siddhi*, *siddhi* meaning ‘income’. (*IE* 7-1-2), ‘eight’.