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TILAKAMANJARĪ OF DHANAPĀLA
"Nāyaka' (The Supreme Commander). He has also employed the word‘Dandanāyakan' along with amätyas, Sāmantas and other in the army of Samaraketu. Kamalagupta has also been called a senanyaḥ4 He has referred to the Mahādandanāyakas attended by one individual attendant, sitting in the āsthānamandapa.
"एकैकानुचरकृतसाहायकैर्महादण्डानायकैरध्यासितम्"5 Balādhikrta also means an army-in-chief. Anīkapati is another variant for the army-in-chief,? Anīkanāyaka- as well. He has also referred to Yaks apālita, the chief of the entire naval corps. He has been called an Amātya (of Samaraketu) and Tāraka has been called the leader of the whole stock of navigators. It easily refers to the naval force employed by the king of the Simhalas. Samaraketu was again its Supreme Commander. The Mahāpratihāra (Lord Chamberlain) known also as Dauvārika has always held a very high place at the Indian courts He was in constant attendance on the king and so must have wielded considerable influence with his master. The Tilakamañjarī gives a very graphic account of the duties and functions of the Mahāpratihāras. It shows the Mahāpratihāras'imposing a vow of silence on those who talked much', making all officials do their duty', 'turning out people who had no right to be there', 'asking those who stood to sit down', 'showing respect with folded hands to those who deserved it', 'threatening the impudent ones' and 'bearing themselves with pride every where.' As a master of ceremonies he must have taught the right mode of salutations to the novices', for this might grow into a complicated affair and then escorted them out.'
1. 3194 AGA FATHER ft yfqa çoani TM. Sm. ed. 290. 2. TM Vol. II p. 251. 3. TM Sm. Ed. p. 290. 4. Ibid. p. 34 Vol. III. 5. Ibid. Vol. II, p. 173, L-5 6. Ibid. Vol. II, p. 261, L-4 7. Ibid. Vol. II, p. 284, L-4 8. Ibid. Vol. III, p. 43, L-4 9. 3fCHIRIEZİ 2841ftaf yn446uera hifast Hotellfa addir 1745: ITM.Vol.
II. p. 274 10. सर्वतश्च प्रकटिताहंकारः पुरुषहुंकाररित्रासित जनैरुद्धतांस्तर्जयद्धि भीन्य लोकं कुंताजलीपुटेराव जयदिभरूसिथता
नुपवेशयदिभरनुपयुक्तनिष्कासयाद्भरधिकृतान् स्वकर्मसु व्यापारयदिम वविदूकान भूकव्रते धारयदिममहाप्रतीहारे: goal U14 TM Vol. II p. 173.
