अर्धसाधक

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

ARDHASĀDHAKA : A minister of King Daśaratha. He had eight ministers.

“The great king had eight ministers who were pure and famous and experts in dealing with matters of their concern: Jayanta, Dhṛṣṭi, Vijaya, Siddha, Ardha- sādhaka, Aśoka, Mantrapāla and Sumantra were they”. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 7, Stanzas 2 and 3: Vallathol Translation).


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*10th word in right half of page 47 (+offset) in original book.