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Arthashastra (politics and welfare)

Source: archive.org: Studies in Kautilya Vocabulary

Grāmādhipati (ग्रामाधिपति) refers to a type of profession mentioned in the Śukranītisāra 2.128-188.—The Śukranītisāra is a Sanskrit work on ethics by Śukrācārya comprised of four chapters. The second chapter (uvarājādikṛtya, “the duties of the royal princes and the like”) describes a large number of varied topics, eg., it contains observations on the ministers, priests, sacive, treasury, a large number of officers and employees (such as a Grāmādhipati).

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Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Grām-ādhipati.—(IE 8-4), ‘headquarters of a Parganā’ (cf. triṃśad-grām-ādhipati-śrī-Kukkunūru); also called modala-vāḍa or rājadhāni in Kannaḍa inscriptions. (HD), same as Grāmapati (Kāmasūtra, V. 5. 5). Note: grām-ādhipati 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Grāmādhipati (ग्रामाधिपति).—superintendent, head, chief of a village; ग्रामाधिपस्य तरुणीमहं भार्यां सदा भजे (grāmādhipasya taruṇīmahaṃ bhāryāṃ sadā bhaje) Kathāsaritsāgara 64.115; Manusmṛti 7.115.

Derivable forms: grāmādhipatiḥ (ग्रामाधिपतिः).

Grāmādhipati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms grāma and adhipati (अधिपति). See also (synonyms): grāmādhikṛta, grāmādhipa, grāmādhyakṣa, grāmeśa, grāmeśvara.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grāmādhipati (ग्रामाधिपति).—m.

(-tiḥ) Chief or head of a village. E. grāma, and adhipati chief.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Grāmādhipati (ग्रामाधिपति):—[from grāma] m. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] (grāmasyādh, [Manu-smṛti vii, 115.])

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grāmādhipati (ग्रामाधिपति):—[grāmā+dhipati] (tiḥ) 1. m. Idem.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Grāmādhipati (ಗ್ರಾಮಾಧಿಪತಿ):—[noun] = ಗ್ರಾಮಾಧಿಪ [gramadhipa].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Gram, Grama, Adhipati.

Full-text: Gramadashesha, Adhipa, Gramadhipa, Grameshvara, Gramadhyaksha, Gramadhikrita, Gramesha.

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