[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) › c6.626 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.626 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.626 - **Language:** English ### [c6.626](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.626) \*Āvasathika\* (IE 8-3), variously explained as ‘the superintendent of \*avasathas\*, i.e. colleges or \*dharma-śālā\*s’, ‘the supervisor of the royal palace and other government buildings’ (\*Hist. Beng.\*, I, ed. Majumdar, p. 284); ‘one who keeps the domestic fire (\*āvasathya\*) burning with daily offerings’ (D. Bhattacharya, \*Halāyudha’s Brāhmaṇasarvasva\*, p. xx); etc. - [Previous: c6.625](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.625) - [Next: c6.627](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.627) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.626](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.626) · Pramāṇa