[INDOLOGY] Question on the word "purapati"

[Lubomír Ondračka]

Dear Luther,

see Sircar's Glossary (p. 266):

Purapati (EI 25), mayor of a town; cf. Pura-pradhāna, Puraśreṣṭhin, Nagara-śreṣṭhin, Purillaka, etc.

Best,
Lubomir



On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:17:31 -0400
luther obrock via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I have recently been puzzling over the Palam Baoli inscription from the
> 13th of August, 1276 CE. I am particularly interested in the term purapati
> as it appears in this verse:
> 
> *śrīyoganīpuram iti prathitābhidhāne *
> 
> *ḍhillīpure purapati sukṛtī vabhūva |*
> 
> *śrīmān aśeṣaguṇarāśir apetadoṣo*
> 
> *dhīmān udattamatir uḍḍharanāmadheyaḥ ||13||*
> 
> 
> Prasad translates it as "householder" in *The Inscriptions of the Delhi
> Sultanate.* I was wondering if anything further could be said of the term,
> or if anyone had seen this term in other inscriptions.
> 
> 
> Any leads would be appreciated!
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Luther Obrock