maRqalika · adjective · maṇḍalika 1
maṇḍalika , adj. or subst. m. (= next 1; Pali id. , cf. Skt. māṇḍalika), ruler of a (minor) region : (rājābhūt) °kas Gv 399.13 . ( PTSD defines as district officer, kingʼs deputy , which seems inadequate; Vin. comm. 309.7 = ye dīpadese pi ekam-ekaṃ maṇḍalaṃ bhuñjanti.) See also nāga-maṇḍalika .
belonging to a circle or a small country
Maṇḍalika (adjective/noun) [from maṇḍala, cf. maṇḍalaka-rājā "the king of a small country" Mvy 94] a district officer, king's deputy Vin III 47 f. . maṇḍalikā = maṇḍala 4, i.e. circus, ring, round, in assa° race court Vin III 6.
(masc, masc, from maṇḍala) ruler of a province; governor of a small area [lit.] relating to a province Construction: maṇḍala + ika
(adj, adj, from maṇḍala) belonging to a circle or a small country Construction: maṇḍala + ika