________________
186
(vi) बोक्कस (पुक्कस) : Uttarādhyayana 3.4
(vii) वइएह, वेदेह (वैदेहक) : Sthānānga Comm. p.358 (viii) सोवाग ( श्वपाक ) : Uttarādhyayana 12.1 ; 12.37 [B] The servants appointed in the harem :
In the Ardhamāgadhi scriptures, a long list of female servants and others is given, who were the persons appointed in the harems of kings and in the harems of rich merchants. A representative list from the Jñātādharmakathā can be given as follows -
तए णं से मेहे कुमारे--- बहूहिं खुज्जाहिं चिलाइयाहिं वामणि-वडभिबब्बरि-बउसि-जोणिय-पल्हविय-ईसिणिय-धोरुगिणि-लासिय-लउसिय-दमिलिसिंहलि - आरबि- पुलिंदि-पक्कणि - बहलि- मुरुंडि - सबरि-पारसीहिंचेडियाचक्कवाल-वरिसधर-कंचुइज्ज - महयरगवंद - परिक्खित्ते--- सुहंसुहेणं वड्ढइ ।
[Jñātādharmakathā 1.1.96 (p.92)] (ब्यावर edn.)
The 12th adhyāya of Arthaśāstra is dedicated to the appointments of the spies in the royal harem. Herewith, two citations from the 12th adhyaya are noted, from which the similarity with the Jaina scriptures can be easily observed. Kautilya says -
‘रसदाः (चाराः) कुब्ज - वामन - किरात - मूक-बधिरजडान्धछद्मानो स्त्रियश्चाभ्यन्तरं चारं विद्युः । अन्तर्गृहचरास्तेषां कुब्ज-वामन-षण्डकाः । शिल्पवत्यः स्त्रियो मूकाश्चित्राश्च म्लेञ्छजातयः ।’
In the Jaina scriptures, it is seen that all these persons are actually appointed while Kautilya advices to appoint 'rasada' type of spies in disguise of the above-mentioned males and females.
———
———
While describing the personal security-guards of a king, Kautilya repeates many such names of females and males. He saysशयनादुत्थितस्स्त्रीगणैर्धन्विभिः परिगृह्येत । द्वितीयस्यां कक्ष्यायां कञ्चुकोष्णीषिभिर्वर्षं वराभ्यागारिकैः । तृतीयस्यां कुब्ज-वामन-किरातैः । (Arthaśāstra adhyāya 21)
