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Political Concepts in Ancient India
KĀRVATIKA-(1)
Khārvvaţika, 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 Kauțilya, it seems to
be a small town serving as the administrative
headquarters for 200 villages cf. dviśatagramyā
khārvaţikam. . . . .sthāpayet (AS' II. 1).
KUMĀRĀMĀTA-A queen other than the chief
queen, being the mother of a prince other than
the crown prince. Her allowance is fixed at
12000 panas yearly. (AS' V. 3).
KUMĀRĀMATYA-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 Harisena, 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. This officer is called so, possibly
because of attaining the status of an Amatya
since his youth or because of enjoying the same
status as that of an heir apparent or Kumāra."
KŪṬAMUDRĀ—A counterfeit seal. (AS' II. 34).
KŪTAYUDDHA-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' XII. 4-5. Kautilya 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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KĀRVATIKA-(1)
Khārvvaţika, a territorial divi-
sion of the state consisting of 200 villages. (Al-
tekar, SGAI. p. 323).
68
(2) From what is given by Kauțilya, it seems to
be a small town serving as the administrative
headquarters for 200 villages cf. dviśatagramyā
khārvaţikam. . . . .sthāpayet (AS' II. 1).
KUMĀRĀMĀTA-A queen other than the chief
queen, being the mother of a prince other than
the crown prince. Her allowance is fixed at
12000 panas yearly. (AS' V. 3).
KUMĀRĀMATYA-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 Harisena, 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. This officer is called so, possibly
because of attaining the status of an Amatya
since his youth or because of enjoying the same
status as that of an heir apparent or Kumāra."
KŪṬAMUDRĀ—A counterfeit seal. (AS' II. 34).
KŪTAYUDDHA-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' XII. 4-5. Kautilya 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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