Purohita
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Purohita，[purah+pp．of dhā，ch．Vedic purohita 1．placed in front，i．e．foremost or at the top，in phrase devā Inda-purohitā the gods with Inda at their head J．VI，127 （=Indaṁ pure-cārikaṁ katvā C．）．-- 2．the king’s headpriest （brahmanic），or domestic chaplain，acting at the same time as a sort of Prime Minister D．I，138； J．I，210； V，127 （his wife as brāhmaṇī）； Pug．56 （brāhmaṇa p．）； Miln．241，343 （dhamma-nagare p．）； PvA．74．（Page 470）
see also: Buddhaghoṣa
