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gives an elaborate list of officers who are classified under three main heads of Dharma, Artha and Kāma. The names of the different officers mentioned are interesting as showing the administrative machinery of the author, King Someśvara and incidentally of the age to which the king belonged. The designations, significant in themselves, are given below:(1) Kosādhikarin, apparently the Accountant General of to-day (2) Nişkādhikārin, the Treasury officer or the mint officer who is actually in charge of the Niskas i.e. gold coins (3) Mūlyādhikārin, probably the officer who fixes the wages or salary (4) Arghādhikārin, probably for fixing the value of articles to be sold in the bazar (5) Karmādhikārin, probably the officer in charge of the Karmakāņda (performance of religious duties) (6) Vidyādhikarin, the officer in charge of the recognised fourteen Vidyās while (7) the Šāstrādhikārin may be in charge of the other Šāstras (departments of knowledge), such as sciences of politics, agriculture, music, astronomy, astrology, palmistry, medicine, Dhanurveda, etc. The word (8) Chitrādbikārin shows that there was an officer in charge of the picture gallery. (9) Mrgādhikarin is in charge of the deer etc. and the beasts of prey, while (10) Paksādhikarin may be the man in charge of the aviary. (11) The Angādhikārins are the body guards or A. D. C.s and (12) Prāņadhikārins are the physicians. (13) Ghāsādhikarin may perhaps be the officer in charge of the grass or forest department. (14) Sudhādhikārin seems to be the officer in charge of the white-washing, painting or decoration department. The names of the (15) Vastrádhikārin and (16) Phaladhikarin have come twice in the list. (17) Parņādhikārin may be the officer in charge of the betel nut or garden department. (18) Varņādhikārin seems to be the officer whose duty it may be to see whether all the Varņas (Brahmaņa, Kşatriya, Vaisya and Sudra) behave properly according to the established customs. (19) Duştādhikārin seems to be the Jail Superintendent. There is no engineering department but we think that (20) Durgādhikārin may include engineers also. It is posible that there was an engineering department, otherwise it was not possible for the author to introduce a long chapter on buildings in the beginning of the third Vimsati. This department may form one of the departments under the Durgādhikārin or Grámādhikärin or Desādhikārin or perhaps the Sudhādhikārin. All officers wear fine coats of long sleeves embroidered with gold, turbans and golden ornaments. Betel-nut-bearers and trustworthy swordsmen (A. D. C.s) who have conquered their passions should stand attentively near the king.
1. Of.ftarTeTaT FTATIT in the Baroda State.
Aho ! Shrutgyanam
