Mahavira Jain Vidyalay Suvarna Mahotsav Granth Part 1

Author(s): Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Mumbai
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay

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exercises. That the king observed such a routine is also mentioned in the Arthaśāstra of Kautilya. We learn from Pāņini's Astādhyayi that the senior wrestlers who gave wrestling training to the king were known as Rājayudhvá (3.295).
Snāna-grha or Dhära-grha : The yantradhārāgļha and snānabhūmi, i.e., the fountain and the swimming pool, formed a contingent part of the Vyāyāma-bhūmi. Kşemendra has named it Nimajjanamandapa in his Lokaprakāśa and the Prthivicandra-carita calls it Mājanaharam (Sanskrit Majjanag?ha), 14th century.
Deva-gyha : Inside the DhavalagȚha there used to be a religious shrine with an image of the deity worshipped by the king and other inmates of the palace. It was known as Devagrha, which Kșemendra names as Devārcanamandapa in Lokaprakāśa.
Toyakarmánta : The place for storage of drinking water, which was placed in charge of an officer named Toyakarmantika, or the Superintendent of water-works.
Mahānasa : the royal kitchen.
Ahāramandapa: The dining hall or the pavilion where the king took his meals.
In addition to the above we also find in the Kādambari a reference to Sangitabhavana or the Music Hall (91), Ayudhaśālā or the armoury (87), Bāņayogyāvāsa or the ground for the practice of archery (90), and Adhikaraṇamandapa or the court of justice (88) which were located in the different portions of the palace. Hemacandra (12th century) speaks of a śrama-grha inside the palace in which the king gave himself exercise in wrestling and archery, which corresponds to the Vyāyāma-bhūmi and Bānayogyāvāsa of the Kādambarī.
Besides the component parts of the palace the main portion was the Dhavala-g?ha also named Suddhānta in which the king and his female inmates resided.
Dhavala-grha : The Dhavalag?ha was the palace proper forming the residential quarter. In Hindi it is called Dhaurahara, literally, the White House. The entrance to the Dhavala-gsha, according to Bāņa, was known as GȚhāvagrahani, in which Grha signified Dhavala-grha and Avagrahanī the Dehali or threshold, i. e., the point where strict checking was made by the chamberlains posted for the purpose. The doorkeepers appointed here were much more experienced and trustworthy. In the Rāmāyaṇa this portion of the palace is named