Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥楶olitics and Administration (7): Women rulers鈥� of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or 鈥渓exicography鈥� category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
Politics and Administration (7): Women rulers
It was almost a universal rule that men alone were to be the rulers. As exceptions women rulers are also mentioned in M.bh. 艢腻苍迟颈 (33. 43-46); 搁腻箩补迟补谤补峁単颈峁嚹� (v. 249,332)鈥�厂耻驳补苍诲丑腻 and Didd膩 of Kahmir.
There were also women rulers as mentioned by 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 to illustrate the word anta (III. 1. 81; p. 253) meaning last quoting from an unknown source that:
鈥淭he last rulers of the clan were women鈥濃��
腻尘补迟测补苍迟补岣�, dharmav峁泃titve'pyastr墨li峁単a岣� yath膩鈥攌ulasy膩nta岣� prabhu岣� striya岣� |