sentences:  From the 8th century the Sanskrit term "Visaya" was replaced by the Kannada term "Nadu", example of which are Sindanadu-8000, Punnadu-6000, with scholars differing about the significance of the numerical suffix.They opine that it was the revenue yield of the division computed in cash terms, denoted the number of fighting men in that division, the number of revenue paying hamlets in that division, and most popularly it may meant the number of villages included in that territory.Further it has been suggested that for large territories such as Gangavadi-96000, the "thousand" suffix may have meant one "Nadu" and hence Gangavadi-96000 was Gangavadi with 96 "Nadus"
  
  Inscriptions have revealed several administrative designations such as prime minister ("sarvadhikari"), treasurer ("shribhandari"), foreign minister ("sandhivirgrahi"), chief minister ("mahapradhana") all of whom also served as commanders ("dandanayaka"), royal steward ("manevergade"), master of robes ("mahapasayita"), commander of elephant corps ("gajasahani"), commander of cavalry ("thuragasahani"), superintendent ("antahpuradhyaksha"), chief guard ("mahapadiyara"), betel leaf carrier ("hadapada" or "adepa"), royal secretary ("rajasutradhari"), private secretary ("rahasyadhikrita"), archivist of records ("mahamatra" or "sasanadore"), survey official ("rajjuka"), accountant ("lekhaka").