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Political Concepts in Ancient India
 
KĀRVATṬIKA--(1)
 
Khārvvaţṭika, a territorial divi-

sion of the state consisting of 200 villages. (Al-

tekar, SGAI. p. 323).
 
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(2) From what is given by Kauțṭilya, it seems to

be a small town serving as the administrative

headquarters for 200 villages cf. dviśatagramyā
myā
khārvaţṭikam. . . . .sthāpayet (AS' II. 1).
 

 
KUMĀRĀMĀTAĀ--A queen other than the chief

queen, being the mother of a prince other than

the crown prince. Her allowance is fixed at

12000 panṇas yearly. (AS' V. 3).
 

 
KUMĀRĀMAĀTYA--Senior
 
administrative officers

of the Gupta period. It seems to have been

more a title of honour. One example of Kumārā-

mātya is the celebrated name of Harisenṣeṇa, the

foreign minister of Samudragupta and the author

of the text of the Allahabad Stone Pillar Inscrip-

tion of Samudragupta, who is also described as

Kumārāmātya. D. C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions, p. 262. This officer is called so, possibly

because of attaining the status of an Amatya
ātya
since his youth or because of enjoying the same

status as that of an heir apparent or Kumāra."
See Altekar, SGAI, p. 345.
 
KŪṬAMUDRĀ—A counterfeit seal. (AS' II. 34).

 
KŪTṬAYUDDHA--Treacherous fight. In this type
 

of fight the aggressor uses fire, sword and
poison against the enemy through his secret

poison against the enemy through his secret
agents. The details of this treacherous warfare

are given in AS' XII. 4-5. Kautilya precisely
ṭilya precisely
defines it in AS, VII. 6 verse 8 as follows:
 
6. D. C. Sircar, Select Inscriptions, p. 262.
7. See Altekar, SGAI, p. 345.
 
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