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बेण्टकार (beNTakAra)

 
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
English
Beṇṭakāra (CITD), same as Beṭakāra, beṭa (Telugu-
Kannaḍa) meaning ‘the separation of lovers’. As an epithet of
a ruler, Beṇṭakāra means ‘one who causes the separation of his
enemies’ wives from their husbands’
cf. ripu-nārī-vaidhavya-vidhā-
yak-ācārya, ‘one who renders the wives of his enemies widows’.