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rising for action and under control, hired troops are better than banded troops.
According to Dr. Pratipal Bhatia, 'The Maulas were , it seems, the hereditary soldiers and chiefs who depended for their subsistence on the land grants made by the king and thus were bound to serve the overlord. The king presumably did not have direct relations with the soldiers maintained by the Maulas for he did not grant land to the army chiefs who in their turn might have bestowed land upon the individual soldiers. The Bhịtas were those who were paid wages for their services; they were near at hand and ever ready for march. Of the two the Maulas were more reliable and so were preferred to the Bhstas, who changed sides when they received higher wages from the other party. The contingents of the feudatories formed the bulk of the army personnel.' Dhanapāla has mentioned
"Pemant 7981 74ai af;">4 the group of kings belonging to one's own side, belonging to the borders. It implies, Mitrabalam of Paramāra inscriptions.
Samaraketu starting off to render succour to Kusumasekhara at the errands of his sire Candraketu, attended by a host of army represents the leader of a 'Mitrabalam'.' At a different place the same fact is narrated differently. Candraketu had been requested by Kusumasekhara through a courier for help against Meghavāhana who was a common foe for both viz. Candraketu and Kusumasekhara.° An enemy chastising Kusumasekhara seeking help of Candraketu automatically becomes an enemy of Candraketu. It was only after Samaraketu had been defeated while rescuing the fortunes of Kusumasekhara already doomed by Vajrāyudha, that Meghavāhana turns his war captive into a feudatory ally meant to render help to Harivāhana in latter's expeditions. Harivāhana starting off for an inspection of his mandala accompanied by the armies of Samaraketu
FRA farsitet apoi a dat studieg: IKAŚ IX 2. 14. 15 p. 220. Part I p. 477 Part.
II. 1. Ibid. 2. Paramāras pp. 223-224. 3. TM pp 191, 194, 201, 206, 214, 232, 251, 291, Vol. II p. 285 Sm .ed. See also
Paramāras p. 224. 4. TM Vol. II p. 230. Paramāras p. 224. 5. TM Vol. II p. 218. 6. TM Sm. ed. p. 321. TM Vol. III p. 74.
