English Meaning of astapradhana

Meaning of 'astapradhana'

m pl (S) The eight ministers of state. Ex. pradhana amatya saciva mantri dabira nyayadhisa nya- yasastri senapati tyanta ase sujana astapradhani nnrpa mukhya jana There are other enumerations of these ministers; e. g. vaidya, upadhyaya, saciva, mantri, pratinidhi, rajajna, pradhana, amatya, but the above srloka must be accepted as authoritative and authentic.

Meaning of अष्टप्रधान

m pl (S) The eight ministers of state. Ex. प्रधान अमात्य सचीव मंत्री ॥ डबीर न्यायाधीश न्या- यशास्त्री ॥ सेनापती त्यांत असे सुजाणा ॥ अष्टप्रधानीं नृप मुख्य जाणा ॥ There are other enumerations of these ministers; e. g. वैद्य, उपाध्याय, सचीव, मंत्री, प्रतिनिधि, राजाज्ञा, प्रधान, अमात्य, but the above श्र्लोक must be accepted as authoritative and authentic.

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