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Padraka 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: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptionsPadraka (पद्रक) is a word denoting a ‘village’ or ‘hamlet’ and can be seen as a synonym for grāma, often used in inscriptions.—Terms such as padraka are in many cases, associated with the names of the villages so as to become the ending part of the different place-names. Inscriptions throw light on the location of the villages in different ways. Firstly, they communicate us an idea about the country, the division and the sub-division to which these villages belonged. Secondly, the inscriptions provide information regarding theboundaries of the donated villages.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryPadraka.—(IE 8-4; CII 3; etc.); ‘a village’; generally used as the termination of the name of a village; interpreted as ‘com- mon-land’ in expressions like Bhumbhusa-padraka and Śivaka- padraka. Wilson's Glossary explains pādar (i. e. padra) as ‘common-land, land adjacent to a village left uncultivated’. Note: padraka 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.
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Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (G): The Cālukyas < [Chapter 3]
Mingling of Cultures (N): The Cālukyas < [Chapter 4]
District and Village Administration < [Chapter 5]