Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study)
by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah | 2014 | 67,792 words
This page relates 鈥楶art 2.4: Relationship with the Sovereign Kings鈥� of the English study on the Harshacharita: A Sanskrit (poetical work) which can be studied as a Historical book of Indian society during the 7th century. It was originally written by Banabhatta who based his Harsacarita on the life of the Gupta emperor Harshavardhana. This study researches the religion, philosophy, flora and fauna and society of ancient India as reflected in the Harsha-Charita.
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Part 2.4: Relationship with the Sovereign Kings
叠腻峁嘺 has described the good relationship between the sovereign king and other feudatory kings in the 7th century A.D. He mentions that various kings came to meet emperor 贬补谤峁. They had intense admiration and passion for his glory and were eagerly waiting to meet him.[1] At that time other feudatory kings paid taxes to the sovereign king in the form of numerous jewels and also horses, elephants from their own treasuries etc. King 贬补谤峁鈥檚 courtyard (腻峁単补峁嘺) was filled with uncountable elephants and horses; the dark elephants made the gate look dark,[2] which were presented to the king as gifts or as taxes from the various countries by the chiefs of the small villages (辫补濒濒墨).[3] He also received precious things from Bh膩skaravarman as a token of friendship, such as-silken cloth (办峁耻尘补), 办腻谤诲补谤补峁単腻 shield, loin-cloths (箩腻迟颈辫补峁弓颈办腻), pillow (耻辫补诲丑腻苍补), coral (辫谤补产腻濒) etc.,[4] which were generally presented to the sovereign king by the feuderal kings.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
anyai艣ca prat膩panur膩g膩gatairn膩n膩de艣ajaimah墨p膩lai岣モ�︹��.narapatidar艣anak膩lamadh膩syam膩nam, Ibid.,II.p. 27-28
[2]:
艣测腻尘腻测补尘腻苍补尘鈥腻箩补诲惫腻谤补尘, Ibid.,p.26
[3]:
鈥huktavati bhubhuji prakhy膩t膩n膩峁� k峁tibhuj膩峁� 鈥Ρ璨贡舯裟玴ariv峁涐笉ha峁璦岣峢aukitai艣ca 鈥� ..kalpitairv膩ra峁噀ndrai岣� 艣y膩m膩yam膩na峁冣�� tura峁単aira峁単膩yam膩nam鈥�, Ibid.,II.p.26-27
[4]:
贬补谤峁carita,VII.p.116-117