Mahadandanayaka, 惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补苍腻测补办补, Maha-dandanayaka, Mahadamdanayaka: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
: Wisdom Library: Artha艣膩stra惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补苍腻测补办补 (啶す啶距う啶｀啶∴え啶距く啶�) refers to 鈥済reat leader of forces鈥� and represents an official title used in the political management of townships in ancient India. Officers, ministers, and sovereigns bearing such titles [eg., 惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补苍腻测补办补] were often present in ancient inscriptions when, for example, the king wanted to address his subjects or make an important announcement. Sometimes 惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补苍腻测补办补 possibly indicated a judge a judge or magistrate.
Arthashastra (啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, artha艣膩stra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Mithila under the KarnatasMahadandanayaka refers to a 鈥渃hief judge (general or magistrate)鈥� and represents one of the various administrative titles used in the Karnataka kingdom of Mithila, according to the Panchobh Copperplate鈥擟f. C.P.N. Sinha in his Mithila under the Karnatas (C. 1097鈥�1325 A.D.) and (2) Radhakrishna Choudhary in The Political and Cultural Heritage of Mithila.鈥擬ithila under the Karnatas did not lag behind other parts of India in gradually evolving an organised administrative system with a sound and efficient machinery. Certain important administrative and technical constitutional terms [e.g., mahadandanayaka] are available from the contemporary sources.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补苍腻测补办补.鈥�(IE 8-2, 8-3; EI 30; CII 3, 4; BL.; HD); commander of forces; also called Kh膩dya(k奴*) 峁璦p膩kika, S膩n- dhivigrahika, Kum膩r膩m膩tya, etc., additionally; one of the desig- nations sometimes included in the pa帽ca-mah膩艣abda; cf. the case of Maitraka Dhruvasena I (Ep. Ind., Vol. XX, p. 7; Ind. Ant., Vol. IV, p. 105). The five mah膩艣abdas applied to Dhruva- sena are 惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补苍腻测补办补, Mah膩s膩manta, Mah膩prat墨h膩ra, Mah膩- k膩rt膩k峁泃ika and Mah膩r膩ja. See Da峁囜笉an膩yaka, Sarvada峁囜笉a- n膩yaka, Mah膩sarvada峁囜笉an膩yaka, Da峁囜笉apati. Note: 尘补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补苍腻测补办补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMah膩da峁冡笉an膩yaka (嗖补嗖距拨嗖傕病嗖ㄠ簿嗖矔):鈥擺noun] the supreme chief of an army; a General.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mahadanda, Dandanayaka, Maha, Naraka.
Full-text: Sarva-danda-nayaka, Mahadanayaka, Khadyatapakika, Sandhivigrahika, Tantrapala, Dandanayaka.
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