Contents
Front Matter
Part I - What the Panji Is
Chapter 1. The Panji as Memory, Record, and Social Map
Chapter 2. What “Prachin Panji” Contains
Chapter 3. Why the Panji Is Difficult to Read
Part II - The Grammar of Panji Entries
Chapter 4. The Basic Unit of a Panji Entry
Chapter 5. Key Relationship Words
Chapter 6. Village Formulae and Settlement Markers
Chapter 7. Reading “सन्तति” and “अपत्य”
Chapter 8. Reading “सँ” in the Panji
Chapter 9. Reading Numbers in Parentheses
Chapter 10. Abbreviations and Titles
Part III - Genealogy, Marriage, and Maternal Networks
Chapter 11. The Paternal Line
Chapter 12. The Maternal Line: मातृक चक्र
Chapter 13. Marriage Records
Chapter 14. Daughter’s-Son and Affinal Links
Chapter 15. Multiple Marriages and Secondary Links
Part IV - Geography of the Panji
Chapter 16. The Village Universe of Prachin Panji
Chapter 17. Village Clusters and Migration
Chapter 18. डीह, वासी, मूलग्राम, and Local Identity
Part V - Social and Intellectual History Hidden in the Panji
Chapter 19. Scholars, Poets, Priests, and Specialists
Chapter 20. Panji as Literary History
Chapter 21. Panji as Social Structure
Chapter 22. Panji and Time
Part VI - Worked Decoding
Chapter 23. How to Decode One Entry: A Demonstration
Chapter 24. How to Decode a Village Cluster
Chapter 25. How to Decode a मातृक चक्र
Chapter 26. How to Decode a Marriage Entry
Chapter 27. How to Decode a Long Dense Passage
Part VII - Reference and Reconstruction Tools
Chapter 28. Creating a Panji Family Tree
Chapter 29. Creating a Village Index
Chapter 30. Creating a Person Index
Chapter 31. Creating a Term Glossary
Chapter 32. Errors, Variants, and Editorial Discipline
Part VIII - Appendices
Appendix A. Glossary of Panji Terms
Appendix B. Abbreviation Key
Appendix C. Kinship Key
Appendix D. Village Gazetteer
Appendix E. Title and Occupation Index
Appendix F. Sample Genealogical Tables
Appendix G. Sample Marriage Network Tables
Appendix H. Editorial Symbols Used in This Book
Appendix I. Index of Names
Appendix J. Index of Places
Closing Note. Decoding as Preservation
Part IX - Khand 1 Index-Wise Decoding and Coverage
Chapter 33. Volume II and the Khand 1 Index Protocol
Chapter 34. Khand 1 Master Structure: पत्र-पञ्जी, गोत्र-पञ्जी, मेघापत्य, दामोदरापत्य, महेशापत्य, माने-गादू
Chapter 35. गोत्र, मूल, मूलग्राम: Index-Wise Decoding
Chapter 36. लौकित, चौगोला, श्रेणी, and पत्रांक Records
Chapter 37. विद्वान, गुरु-शिष्य, गोत्र-प्रवर, and बीजी पुरुष Records
Chapter 38. Khand 1 Gramaarambh Coverage Checklist