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KĀRVAṬIKA--(1) Khārvvaṭika, a territorial divi-
sion of the state consisting of 200 villages. (Al-
tekar, SGAI. p. 323).
(2) From what is given by Kauṭilya, it seems to
be a small town serving as the administrative
headquarters for 200 villages cf. dviśatagrāmyā
khārvaṭikam. . . . .sthāpayet (AS'Ś II. 1).
KUMĀRĀMĀTĀ--A queen other than the chief
queen, being the mother of a prince other than
the crown prince. Her allowance is fixed at
12000 paṇas yearly. (AS'Ś V. 3).
KUMĀRĀMĀTYA--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 Hariṣeṇa, 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 Amātya
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'Ś II. 34).
KŪṬAYUDDHA--Treacherous fight. In this type
of fight the aggressor uses fire, sword and
poison against the enemy through his secret
agents. The details of this treacherous warfare
are given in AS'Ś XII. 4-5. Kauṭilya precisely
defines it in ASŚ, VII. 6 verse 8 as follows:
sion of the state consisting of 200 villages. (Al-
tekar, SGAI. p. 323).
(2) From what is given by Kauṭilya, it seems to
be a small town serving as the administrative
headquarters for 200 villages cf. dviśatagrāmyā
khārvaṭikam. . . . .sthāpayet (A
KUMĀRĀMĀTĀ--A queen other than the chief
queen, being the mother of a prince other than
the crown prince. Her allowance is fixed at
12000 paṇas yearly. (A
KUMĀRĀMĀTYA--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 Hariṣeṇa, 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 Amātya
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. (A
KŪṬAYUDDHA--Treacherous fight. In this type
of fight the aggressor uses fire, sword and
poison against the enemy through his secret
agents. The details of this treacherous warfare
are given in A
defines it in A