Essay name: Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study)
Author:
Artatrana Sarangi
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages
This is a study in English of the Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (written by Lolla Lakshmidhara) representing an encyclopedic manual for emperors. The Samrajyalaksmipithika encompasses about 3870 verses in addressing topics such as public festivals, governance, warfare (military strategy), and rituals associated with the Tantric worship for the deity Samrajya-Lakshmi.
Chapter 5 - Forts, Castrametation and the Royal Army
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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the caine-house (pasumandira) to the north-west, the
treasury of gold (svarnasala) to the north and the temple
to the north-east (42.3-6),
We are informed that this order and arrangement of
these apartments might change but at any rate the palace
should not be without the following sixteen apartments as
detailed below, (7).
Under this arrangement the bath lies to the east
followed by bhogamandira (apartment for enjoyment). In the
south-eastern, there is the kitchen alongwith the granaries,
bed-chamber is to the south coupled with the store-room.
The armoury and the swimming-bath (maiianalaya) should
be there to the south-west.
To the west, the study and the
banquet-hall. To the north-west the treasury and the
Jade-room (ratna-mandira), to the north, the store of
41 clothes and the scent-saloon, to the north-east the temple
and a room for playing dice (dy奴ta-mandira), (7-11).
All these mansions and apartments are connected with
suitable roads, We further learn that inside the palace
accomodation is provided in cluster of houses for wet-
nurses (dhatri) slaves and dancer/danseuses in the harem, (12),
41. AS (2.4.14) mentions a room called ak峁patala in the
South-East (agneva) which is identified as the
accountant's office (see Shamsastri (Eng-translation
of) AS.
