10. Security arrangements

The castle was vigilantly being guarded by hundreds 79 of soldiers from the guard-posts in the castle-gates, and it is natural that the regular sentinels and contingents were detailed gor guard-duty in the guard-posts of the gates, and the lanes leading to them. Similarly, guardduties, changing at an interval of every three hours, seem to have been regularly arranged, particularly during the night hours which were heralded by a flourish of trumpets, The contingents deployed for the purpose consisted of a number of elephants and armed soldiers who guarded different parts of the royal palace; the elephants also seem to have been changing with the change in the duties of the 75. Tilakamanjari,p.182(18ff.) uttarajadhanivasinom darsanarthinah parthikah samajagmuh | upa ninyusva visvanina vesaya nijanijadesajatani jatapritayah pradhanani tasmai prabhrtani | 76. ibid.,p.103(3ff.) kare grhitva samayaketum madiravati bhavanayagacchat | tatra ca avaptavastra bhusanena senanugamyamanah : 1 77. ibid.,p.173 (3)- divyabharana vastra tambula danena tasmai prasadamupa darsayat | 78, see supra ft.nt. 76. 79. Tilakamanjari,p.41(14) apramattavibudha yodha sata samradayamana gopuraprakaram -- 1

663 80 81 soldiers. The duties of the body-guards also seem to have been changing at an interval of every three hours. The residential halls of the king's and prince's palace were properly guarded on all sides by hundreds of trustworthy armed guards who would allow only duly authorized servants to enter therein, and, when the king returned to his palace from outside, the door-guards would first carefully inspect the interior parts and allow other followers only after properly searching them. 82 Royal harem was guarded by sentinels posted on its outer side. 83 In the court-hall also the king was flanked by a posse of brave body-guards, perpetually ready with unsheathed raised sword in hand, and standing lined up on both 84 the sides of the royal throne Armed guards followed 85. 1 the prince everywhere. Thus, Prince Harivahana was accom panied 80. cf. Tilakamanjari,p.83(21ff.) --atite nisadhinyah prabhiyame rajadvaramagatasu dvitiyayama gajaghatasu rasite pradosava ‌srasurya 173 (20££.)- aruhya ca saparyanam yamakarini grhebhyo grhitasikanta karmukana padatisaryena ... 1 81. cf. ibid., p.28(14ff.)... THISSTJGT.. 1 yamajha raksana 82. cf. p.174(6ff.) - sambara pradhavata nija- tatkala viralaparijana praca ‌mapramatta pta sastri purusasta pariksipta matrnairdvari raksibhirniriksya kalata samyak pravesyamana tatkala sevopa yukta kathakagadhaka ‌praya lokara - - - -े ; 68 (14ff . ) ... prathamameva satvarapravidhairitastatah prahita drstibhirdvariyalairniriksitasesa kaksantaram - rajakulam - 83. cf. ibid.,p. 14 (22) - saubhagya mevantahpuram rasda sthitih sthapatyah na - - ; 77(1ff.) parigata pranta mutkhata khann ‌gaih samantato virapurusah (prasuti grhana 1 -- 84. bid. p. 80 (6ff.) - adhyasita vikata ‌le ma vitara mulakhata khadauh krtanirantara vasthitibhirurdhvasthi nai sabaddha pascimabhih sarira raksadhikara niyuktai virapurusairubhayatah pariksiptam--- 1 85. cf.1b 1d.,p.78(17) - dhrtayudhanta vamsika vrata satatanu gamyamana margasya ... | -

664 by a small pack of infantry soldiers when he went to the 86 garden. So also was he surrounded by the body-guards when he left the court-hall and proceeded to mount the royal elephant. 87 Similarly, the queen and the princess were always followed by armed female-guards or harem-maids. Thus, the female guards of Queen Pattralekha and those of Princess Tilakamanjari are said to be flourishing swords in their hands, had successfully mastered powerfully mystic Vidyas, were consequently undaunted in their bravery like man, and 88 were hundreds in strength. Special maids were entrusted with the duties of 89 guarding the bed-chambers of royal harem, and the harem- -maids posted in the royal mess were put under the supervision of the Suddhacara-darikas.90