Gulmapati, Gulma-pati: 2 definitions
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: archive.org: Mithila under the KarnatasGulmapati refers to the “officer commanding a Gulma squadron�.�Gulma ordinarily means a wood, fort and a police station. Fleet translated Gaulmika as superintendent of woods and forests (CII � III.52 fn.4). Dr U N Ghosal takes Gaulmika as Collector of Custom duties and refers to ‘Gulmadeva� of the Arthasastra in support of his view (Cf. Hindu Revenue System, p.292). According to Chandeswara, Gulma meant a group of three or five villages. It seems that Gulma was a small administrative unit in a group of three or five villages and was the centre of a police station. Gulmapati is also mentioned in the Panchobh CP and there it means the officer commanding a Gulma squadron.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryGulmapati.�(HD), officer in charge of a gulma which means a group or outpost of guards, soldiers or policemen; same as Gaulmika. Cf. JBORS, Vol. V, p. 588. Note: gulmapati is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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