Sa-manca-mahakarana, Sa-mañca-mahākaraṇa: 1 definition

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Sa-mañca-mahākaraṇa.—(EI 26), ‘together with mañca (pro- bably, platforms for the collection of tolls) and mahākaraṇa (official documents)’; epithet of the gift land. sāmanta-amātya-dūtānām = anyeṣām = c = ābhyupāgame śayanīy- āsana-siddhānnaṃ na dāpayet, refers to the obligation of the people to supply beds, seats and boiled or unboiled rice to feudatory rulers, ministers, messengers and others encamped in a village; see a-kūra-cullaka-vināśi-khaṭv-āvāsa, etc. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XXX, p. 171. Note: sa-mañca-mahākaraṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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