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ANGAVIJJA-PRAKIRŅAKA 1149). The Brahman gotras are based on four conditions-Sagotta, Sakavigotta, Bambhacharika and Pavara. The following gotras are named-Mandava, Setthina, Samdilla, Kumbha, Māhaki. Kassava, Gotama, Aggirasa, Bhagava, Bhāgavata, Saddayā, Oyama, Harita, Lokakkhia, Kachakkhi, Chārayaņa, Pārāvana, Aggivessa, Moggalla, Atthiseņa, Purimansa, Gaddabha, Varāha, Kandusi, Bhagavātī, Kākurudi, Kanna, Majjhamdīņa, Varaka. Malagotta, Saukhāgotta, Kadha, Kalava, Vālamva, Setassatara, Tettirika, Mahajjharasa, Bajjhasa Chhandoga, Mujjāyaṇa, Katthalāyaṇa, Ggabika, Ņerita, Bambhachcha, Kāppāyaṇa, Kappa, Appasattabha, Sālaikāyaṇa, Yaņāņı, Amosala, Sākija, Upavati, Dobha, Thambhāyaņa, Jivantayaņa, Dadhaka, Dhaņajaya, Sankheņa, Lohichchha, Antabhāga, Piyobhāga, Sandilla, Pavvayava, Apurāyaṇı, Vāvadārī, Vagghapada, Pila, Devahachcha, Variņila, Sughara. (150).
Chapter twenty-sixth is devoted to proper names. The list includes the names of stars, planets, directions, meteors, forests, wells, rivers, oceans, Nāgas, Varuņa, sea-ports (samudrapattıņa), foods and drinks, animals, trees ani creepers, fruits, gods, cities, men, almost everything on the earth.(151-152)
The names of constellations are of two kinds—Nakkhttanissita, Devatānissita. The names of men were formed from gottanäma, ayaņāma (constellations) ?, kamma (profession), sarira (body) and karaņa (office). Under aya are quoted the examples Kinnaka, Kataraka Chhaddilaka. Sarira names are good or bad. They are Sanda (bull), Vikada (terrible), Kharada (lowest), Khallada (bald), Vipiņa (forest).
The friendly names ended with the suffixes ņandi, nanda, diņņa, nandaka and nandika.
The names indicating defects of the body are Khandasīsa (broken head), Kāņa (blind of one eye), Pillaka (discarded), Kujja (hunchback), Vāmaņaka (dwarf), Kuvi(ni)ka (lame), Sabala (spotted), Khañja (lame), Vadabha (distorted). Proper names were also formed on the basis of complexion; fair complexion being denoted by Avadataka, Seda and Sedila, light black by Sāma, Sāmali and Sāmaka-Sāmalā, and black by Kālaka and Kālikā. Names based on beauties of the human body are : Sumuha (handsome), Sudamsaņa (pleasing personality), Surūva (beautiful), Jāta (well-born), Sugata (pleasing gait). The names based on age are Balaka (child), Daharaka (boy), Majjhima (middle aged), Thavira-thera (old). The following endings of proper names are mentioned: tāta, datta, dinna, mitta, gutta, bhata, pāla, pali, samma, yāsa, rāta, ghosa, bhāņu, viddhi, nandi, nanda, māna, uttarā, palita, rakhi, ņandaņa, nandaka, sahitamahaka. (153)
Chapter twenty-seven describes the names of officers : rāyakammika and amachcha (minister), ņāyaka (leader); āsaņattha bhāņdāgārika (treasurer), abbhāgārika (chamberlain), mahaņasika (chief cook), gayādhiyakkha (chief of elephant forces) majjaghariya (chief of the royal booth), pāņghariya (officer in charge of water-house), ņāvādhiyakkha (admiral of the navy), suvaņņādhiyakkha (officer in charge of gold), hatthi-adhigata (officer in charge of elephant stable), assao (officer in charge of horse stables), yoggāyariya officer in charge of conveyances), govayakkha (superintendent of herds), padihāra (chamberlain), gaņikäkhansa (officer in charge of courtezans), balagaņaka or ņāyaka (officer in charge of a section of army), pachchastapāla (warden of the marches), varisadhara (head of eunuchs), arāmapāla (garden-officer), sandhipāla (member of war and peace), sīsārakkha (chief of the bodyguards), patiārakkha (body-guard), sunka-sāliya (superintendent of customs), rajjaka or padhavavata (washerman), ādavika (superintendent of forests), nagarādhiyakkha (city-magistrate), susāņavāvata (superintendent of cemetry), sūņāvavata (incharge of slaughter-houses), chāraka-pāla (superintendent of spies), phaladhiyakkha (superintendent of fruits), pupphao (superintendent of flowers), purohita (royal priest), ayudhākārika (artificer of weapons), kothakārika (treasurer). (159).
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