Rakshacatushkika, Rakṣācātuṣkika, Raksha-catushkika: 1 definition
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Rakshacatushkika 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.
The Sanskrit term Rakṣācātuṣkika can be transliterated into English as Raksacatuskika or Rakshacatushkika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Rakshachatushkika.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Rakṣācātuṣkika (रक्षाचातुष्किक) (Prakrit) (in Sanskrit: Racchācaukka) refers to “police posts (which were like defense citadels)” in ancient Indian cities, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 58.32: There is a reference to racchācaukka or Police posts which were like defense citadels garrisoned by soldiers and were a common feature of medieval administration Ṭhāṇe. These were also known as gulma-sthāna, the garrisioning contingent of the government, in Gupta administration and found in Mṛcchakaṭika. In the medieval period, the rakṣācātuṣkika had come into existence and is recorded in the inscription of Vastupāla and Tejapāla (Tejāpāla-praśasti, about 1225 A.D.).
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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Partial matches: Catushkika, Raksha.
Full-text: Police, Defense citadel, Gulmasthana, Raksha, Raccha, Racchacaukka.
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