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हस्तिदण्डवरबलीवर्द (hastidaNDavarabalIvarda)

 
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
English
hastidaṇḍa-varabalīvarda-coṭāla-andhā(rthā?)ruvā-pratyandhā-
(rthā?)ruvā-adattā-padātijīva-ahidaṇḍa-ānta(tu?)rāvaḍḍi-bandha-
daṇḍa-vijayavandāpanā-mārgaṇika-prabhṛti-bhaviṣyat-kara-sahita, refers
to the donee's right to enjoy various taxes the nature of some of
which is doubtful. These include the tax for keeping elephants
and prize bullocks, tax for the maintenance of the king's Padātis
(footmen or Pāiks), tax on the professional snake-charmers,
ransom in lieu of imprisonment, presents to be made to the
king on his return from a victorious campaign and tax to be paid
for using the road in the gift village for the transit of articles of
merchandise. See the expressions separately as noticed above.
See also suvarṇa-daṇḍa-ahidaṇḍa below. Cf. Ind. Ep., p. 401.