of a rent-free holding, believed to be grouped into eight
classes which are sometimes enumerated as nidhi, nikṣepa, jala,
pāṣāṇa, akṣīṇin, āgāmin, siddha and sādhya. Cf. aiśvary-āṣṭaka
and aṣṭa-bhūti (EI 33); also aṣṭabhoga-tejaḥsvāmya.
(CITD), the eight privileges associated with the enjoy-
ment of rent-free land, also enumerated as (1) nidhi (a
treasure or a hoard, i. e. a natural hoard such as a mine),
(2) nikṣepa (a treasure hidden or stored up by some one),
(3) akṣīṇa (permanent or lasting benefits), (4) āgāmin (future
benefits); (5) sañcita (benefits already stored up), (6) jala
(waters); (7) taru (trees) and (8) pāṣāṇa (stones). See
JAHRS, Vol. X, p. 124. Pāṣāṇa seems to mean ‘hilly area’.
(SITI), eight kinds of rights in enjoying landed property;
mentioned sometimes as vikraya, dāna, vinimaya, jala, taru,
pāṣāṇa, nidhi and nikṣepa, and also as nidhi, nikṣepa, jalāmṛta,
pāṣāṇa, akṣīṇin, āgāmin, siddha and sādhya.