Essay name: Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study)
Author:
Artatrana Sarangi
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Department of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages
This is a study in English of the Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (written by Lolla Lakshmidhara) representing an encyclopedic manual for emperors. The Samrajyalaksmipithika encompasses about 3870 verses in addressing topics such as public festivals, governance, warfare (military strategy), and rituals associated with the Tantric worship for the deity Samrajya-Lakshmi.
Chapter 5 - Forts, Castrametation and the Royal Army
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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fire-wood, horns, hides, different types of poison namely,
halahala (snake-poison), vatsanabha (poison from tree-
extracts), different darts, mercury, betel-nuts, colours,
dried-meat, paddy, wheat, grams, black-grams, beans, barley
or corns etc. should be collected and kept in separate
stocks in different rooms. And the most important duty
of the master lies in the fact that intermittantly, the
store of a fort should be replenished by him with fresh
stock (7-11).
Puranirmana (Castrametation)
Inside such a fort which is described to be of a
store-house variety the king is ordained to build his
palace (34.6). Inside the rampart wall, on a centrally
located site, the king should get constructed his own palace,
around which in a circular manner, mansions for the royal
kith and kins like sons, sons-in-law etc. are located
close to the royal (main) road (rajavithi). We are
informed that besides such a road, the fort has a number
roads intersecting one another, which are bread
enough to allow movements of elephants and horses. (39.2-4).
of other
Beginning from the royal-road upto the high City
Gate on the rampart wall, in all directions, are constructed
shopping centres of different commodities. Shops dealing
