Mahadandanayaka, Maha-dandanayaka, Mahadamdanayaka, Mahādaṇḍanāyaka: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Mahādaṇḍanāyaka (महादण्डनायक) refers to “great leader of forces” and represents an official title used in the political management of townships in ancient India. Officers, ministers, and sovereigns bearing such titles [eg., Mahādaṇḍanāyaka] were often present in ancient inscriptions when, for example, the king wanted to address his subjects or make an important announcement. Sometimes Mahādaṇḍanāyaka possibly indicated a judge a judge or magistrate.
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
Mahadandanayaka refers to a “chief judge (general or magistrate)” and represents one of the various administrative titles used in the Karnataka kingdom of Mithila, according to the Panchobh Copperplate—Cf. C.P.N. Sinha in his Mithila under the Karnatas (C. 1097–1325 A.D.) and (2) Radhakrishna Choudhary in The Political and Cultural Heritage of Mithila.—Mithila under the Karnatas did not lag behind other parts of India in gradually evolving an organised administrative system with a sound and efficient machinery. Certain important administrative and technical constitutional terms [e.g., mahadandanayaka] are available from the contemporary sources.
Mahādaṇḍanāyaka.—(IE 8-2, 8-3; EI 30; CII 3, 4; BL.; HD); commander of forces; also called Khādya(kū*) ṭapākika, Sān- dhivigrahika, Kumārāmātya, etc., additionally; one of the desig- nations sometimes included in the pañca-mahāśabda; cf. the case of Maitraka Dhruvasena I (Ep. Ind., Vol. XX, p. 7; Ind. Ant., Vol. IV, p. 105). The five mahāśabdas applied to Dhruva- sena are Mahādaṇḍanāyaka, Mahāsāmanta, Mahāpratīhāra, Mahā- kārtākṛtika and Mahārāja. See Daṇḍanāyaka, Sarvadaṇḍa- nāyaka, Mahāsarvadaṇḍanāyaka, Daṇḍapati. Note: mahādaṇḍanāyaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Mahādaṃḍanāyaka (ಮಹಾದಂಡನಾಯಕ):—[noun] the supreme chief of an army; a General.
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: Mahadanda, Nayaka, Dandanayaka, Maha.
Full-text: Sarva-danda-nayaka, Mahadanayaka, Khadyatapakika, Gangadhareshvara, Sandhivigrahika, Tantrapala, Dandanayaka.
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