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(5) LIFE IN A ROYAL PALACE鈥擳he retinue of a royal personage, like a king, queen, prince or princess, consisted of caveliers who rode in the front, foot soldiers, courtesans holding items of royal insignia, chamberlain and harem-maids. 32 The servants were divided into two categories, viz., internal and external. The internal servants (antarvamsika) were authorized to enter into the innermost apartments of the harem, while the external servants (bahya-parijana) were confined to the first external hall of the palace and were not allowed to enter beyond those limits.33 When the king returned to the royal palace with his retinue, the soldiers, along with their transport animals, stopped at the main gate%3B at the signal from the king the feudatories lined up in rows on both sides of the path to the interior%3B the king then proceeded on his royal elephant upto the second gate and thence went further on foot, while only trusted and closes and relatives were 34 allowed to follow him inside. Similarly, Prince Harivahana is said to have dispersed his servants at the door of 32. TM(N),pp.152-153. 33. cf. ibid., p.68 (19ff.) 309 (9)-- bahyaparijane - 1 ST. nivaritaparivaraloka dha ... | 34. ibid.,p.68 (17拢拢) 路 rajakulamasasada | dvaradese ca tasya vidyuta 鈥�vahana stimitamavasaga 鈥�manaya niryagunnamita mukhasamjnaya prasthapyobhayatah parthivah va samuhamantah ki pravisya dvitiye dvare varana de 鈥�vatatara | nivarita pariva slokaca dvarapalaih pariksiti pta rajaputra parivrtascaranabhyameva mem tatha gatva madhyama mandapika --- | 1 -

Smt. HANSA MEHTA SKYAJPAR LIBRARY GIVERSITY 651 atyam his palace.35 There is an interesting reference to quarrels of petty maid-servants and their being stopped from doing so by small children in the palace.36 Since the kings were generally polygamous, 37 the royal harem consisted of a number of queens and always swarmed with the chamberlain and harem-maids. The princesses seem to have been housed in separate building adjoining the harem and in the innermost part of the royal palace, 38 and it was guarded at the gate by armed servants. By the palace of the princess was situated a guest house. Thus, Prince Harivahana was lodged in such a guest house (nijanivasa-bhavana) which was just beside Tilakamanjari's palace and was surrounded by a compound-wall; a Vimana 39 could go right into the harem upto the guest house. hai In the early morning the panegyrics (carana) moved outside below near the palace window and recited their 35. TM(N),p.174(6) sevakamjanah vasabhavana vivesa | 36. ibid.,p.65 (9ff.) . artha kairapi vinayanibhrtaih pravina purusairiva nivarya manasudra dasi paraspara kalaham-- 1. agtyanija mandira dvaradesadeva visajjitanuyathi- pravinapurupairiva 37. cf. ibid., p.22(10) samastantahpura siroratna bhuta ... ; 262 (11) --- -. sarvantahpurapuramdhra mukhya ; 427(14ff.) - khecarai khani gocaraisca nrpatibhi- - rahe prathami ko pampasamana svakanya ratna panigrahah --- 1 38. cf. ibid,p.367 (13拢拢.) - pravisya rajakulabhyantara matikramya vistara- vayapi nitanta duh 鈥�dai desanyaneka kaksa ntarani toranopanta pujji tanirantaro - khatasaracanyata vamsantarvamsikanare kanyantahpuramagacchat | 39. ibid., p.367(16ff.).

40 652 morning verses. Young girls used to come to the main gate daily for offering morning worship to the king.41 eu The queens of the fredatories used to send various kinds 42 of wine to the rogal palace. City women seem to be gathering in the royal harem to participate in general rejoicing on festive occasions. The heralders used to by announce the arrival of the king /repeatedly shouting the exclamation 'Jaya', which they amplified by applying their hands to their mouth. 44