English Meaning of astadhikara

Meaning of 'astadhikara'

m pl (S) The eight main offices or posts of a village: viz. jaladhikara Office of bringing or supplying water to public officers and travellers; sthaladhikara Office of determining and pointing out the several places of residence, i. e. the office of patila or Headman; gramadhikara Office of supervision of the village trade and general business; kulalekhana Office of keeping the accounts of the Ryots with Government, and of preserving the public records; brahmasana Office of a sort of bailif, bailiwick; dandavidhiniyoga Office of magistrate or justice; paurohitya Office of the family or village-priest; jyotisi Office of the village-astronomer. The above lofty designations are according to the following authoritative Shlok--jaladhi- karasrca sthaladhikaro gramadhikarh kulalekhananca bra- hmasana dandavidherniyogo paurohita njyotisanastameva ṃ 1 but the popular or vulgar terms are 1 kolipana (concrete is koli), 2 patilaki (patila), 3 de- samukhi, mahajanaki, &c. (desamukha with mahajana &c.), 4 kulakarana (kulakarani), 5 varttaki (varttaka), 6 dharmadhikara (dharmadhikari), 7 upadhika or bhatapana (upadhya or bhata), 8 josipana (josi). 2 Applied humorously to express the daily operations or business of the body--ablution, inunction, eating, evacuating, sleeping &c.

Meaning of अष्टाधिकार

m pl (S) The eight main offices or posts of a village: viz. जलाधिकार Office of bringing or supplying water to public officers and travellers; स्थलाधिकार Office of determining and pointing out the several places of residence, i. e. the office of पाटील or Headman; ग्रामाधिकार Office of supervision of the village trade and general business; कुललेखन Office of keeping the accounts of the Ryots with Government, and of preserving the public records; ब्रह्मासन Office of a sort of bailif, bailiwick; दंडविधिनियोग Office of magistrate or justice; पौरोहित्य Office of the family or village-priest; ज्योतिषी Office of the village-astronomer. The above lofty designations are according to the following authoritative Shlok--जलाधि- कारश्र्च स्थलाधिकारो ग्रामाधिकारः कुललेखनंच ॥ ब्र- ह्मासन दंडविधेर्नियोगो पौरोहितं ज्योतिषनष्टमेवं ॥ 1 ॥ but the popular or vulgar terms are 1 कोळीपणा (concrete is कोळी), 2 पाटिलकी (पाटील), 3 दे- शमुखी, महाजनकी, &c. (देशमुख with महाजन &c.), 4 कुळकरण (कुळकरणी), 5 वर्त्तकी (वर्त्तक), 6 धर्माधिकार (धर्माधिकारी), 7 उपाधीक or भटपणा (उपाध्या or भट), 8 जोशीपणा (जोशी). 2 Applied humorously to express the daily operations or business of the body--ablution, inunction, eating, evacuating, sleeping &c.

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