18 gives an elaborate list of officers who are classified under three main heads of Dharma, Artha and Käma. The names of the different officers mentioned are interesting as showing the administrative machinery of the author, King Someśvara and incidentally of the age to which the king belonged. The designations, significant in themselves, are given below:- (1) Kosādhikärin, apparently the Accountant General of to-day (2) Niskädhikärin, the Treasury officer or the mint officer who is actually in charge of the Niskas i.e. gold coius (3) Mulyadhikarin, probably the officer who fixes the wages or salary (4) Arghādhikarin, probably for fixing the value of articles to be sold in the bazar (5) Karmadhikarin, probably the officer in charge of the Karmakanda (performance of religious duties) (6) Vidyadhikarin, the officer in charge of the recognised fourteen Vidyas while (7) the Sästrādhikariu may be in charge of the other Šāstras (depart- ments of knowledge), such as sciences of politics, agriculture, music, astronomy, astrology, palmistry, medicine, Dhanurveda, etc. The word (S) Chitrādhikarin shows that there was an officer in charge of the picture gallery. (9) Mrgadhikarin is in charge of the deer etc. and the beasts of prey, while (10) Paksādhikârin may be the man in charge of the aviary. (11) The Angadhikarins are the body guards or A. D. C.s and (12) Prāṇâ- dhikarins are the physicians. (13) Ghasādhikarin may perhaps be the officer in charge of the grass or forest department. (14) Sudhādhikarin seems to be the officer in charge of the white-washing, painting or decoration depart- ment. The names of the (15) Vastrádhikarin and (16) Phaladhikárin have come twice in the list. (17) Parpadhikarin may be the officer in charge of the betel nut or garden department. (18) Varpadhikarin seems to be the officer whose duty it may be to see whether all the Varnas (Brahmaṇa. Ksatriya, Vaisya and Sudra) behave properly according to the established customs. (19) Duṣṭādhikarin seems to be the Jail Superintendent. There is no engineering department but we think that (20) Durgadhikarin may include engineers also. It is posible that there was an engineering depart- ment, otherwise it was not possible for the author to introduce a long chapter on buildings in the beginning of the third Vimsati. This department may form one of the departments under the Durgadhikärin or Grámadhikarin or Desādhikärin or perhaps the Sudhädhikarin. All officers wear fine coats of long sleeves embroidered with gold, turbans and golden ornaments. Betel-nut-bearers and trustworthy swordsmen (A. D. C.s) who have conquered their passions should stand attentively near the king. 1. Of शिकारखाना कामदार in the Baroda State.
