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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Pleasure garden :
t.
In the residual, part, is raised a pleasure garden
(akrida) alongwith lakes and ponds dotting at places. Trees,
such as sala, Mango, coconut, Wood-apple (Kapitha), Areca,
Date-palm, pomegranate, Citron, Orange and rose-apple are
mentioned with special fondness, which form essentials of such
a garden. Besides
Besides
these trees, the banana-plants also
appears to have a special fascination for our author, which
are stated to be planted on the banks of lakes, ponds and other
reservoirs of water, amidst bowers and thickets. (13-15)
The palace, so built now stands in need of being
suitably consecrated by a king. (The rituals and other
details of such consecration
are dealt under Chapter III).
Observation :
As is already pointed out, forts and fortifications are
an ancient art which has elicited favours from the rulers and
kings in India and elsewhere from quite early times. The
cause of the growing importance of forts seems to have
stemmed from a practical necessity more than the customs and
traditions in those times when bows, arrows, swords etc. were
the principal weapons in a war.
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