Odayantrika: 2 definitions
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Odayantrika means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Wisdom Library: India HistoryOdayantrika refers to “fabricators of hydraulic engines” and represents one of the various classes of workers mentioned in the inscriptions of Andhra country. Such inscriptions reflect the industrial and commercial advances of the early history of Andhra. Most of the crafts and industries having such artisans (e.g., the Odayantrikas) were organized into guilds, with each guild having their alderman (seṭhin or śreṣṭhin) and offices in town halls (nigama-sabhā). Such guilds were sometimes granted permanent endowments (akhayanivi) as a form of investment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryOdayantrika.—(CII 4), correctly Audayantrika; a manufacturer of hydraulic machines or, more probably, a person in charge of such a machine. Note: odayantrika 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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