[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) › c6.6117 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6117 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6117 - **Language:** English ### [c6.6117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6117) \*tantra-karaṇa\*, cf. \*karaṇa\* (LP); explained as ‘the political department’. - [Previous: c6.6116](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6116) - [Next: c6.6118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6118) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6117) · Pramāṇa