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4. Sāndhivigrahika: He appears to be a minister of external affairs who is entrusted with the portfolio of "treaty and war". Puşkarākşagani has mentioned him as “Pradhana. purușa".
5. Mahämtaya: A. K. Majumdero has translated it as "Chancellor" while P.V. Kapes calls him “Great or Prime Minister". It is informed by the Kumārapālacarita that Mabāmätyas were present in the court of the kings to provide them with various informations (Ku.VI.26).
6. Māndalika: A Māņdalika is a chief administrator or governor of a Mandala. They were also present in the court of the king (Ku.V1.26). Puşkarākşagaội remarks that they were the administrators of Deśas. Deśa is used by Hemacandra in the sense of a Mandala. They are called Maņdalesa in the Rājatarangini and Mandaleśvara in the inscriptions of Rațțas of Saundatti*. The governor of a Mandala was usually styled as Mabāmaņdaleśvaras.
7. Dandaneira:. (11.87). Abbayatilakagani has explained him as Senāni i.e. the Commander of the force. Dandanetra is a lower rank to that of Daņdapati. The word Daņdnetra does not occur in ipscriptions so we can identify it with the inscriptional word “Dandanāyaka".
8. Camūpa: He appears to be the commander of a division of army. Many cam ūpas are mentioned in the poem (VIII.90).
9. Ayudhāgārika: He is the superintendent of the store of arms to be supplied to army (XVII.4 4).
1. Ku. V1.40. 2. Majumdar, A.K. cp. cit. p.222. . 3. Kane, P. V. op. cit. p. Vol. III. p.998. 4. ibid, Vol. III, p.998. 5. Sankalia, H.D. Archaeology of Gujarat. p.203.
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