Political Concepts in Ancient India /89

Glossary
 
vibhīṣaṇam avaskandaḥ pramādavyasanārdanam

ekatra tyāgaghātauca kūṭayuddhasya mātṛkā

(excessive intimidation, attack, tormentation

in time of confusion and distress of the enemy,

stopping of fighting in one hand and attacking
on the other hand-these are the characteristics

on the other hand-these are the characteristics
of a Kutūṭayuddha).
 

 
KŪTṬARUŪPA--Counterfeit coins. (AS' IV. 1).

 
KŪTAŠṬAŚĀSANA--A false or forged document.

 
KŪṬASĀKŞIṢĪ--A false witness.
 

 
KŪPYA--(1) Certain valuable timbers, cane, bam-

boo, hemp, and certain other forest products,

certain poisonous materials, skin and other

such parts of certain animals, and certain base

metals like copper and bell metal are together

known by this term. (AS' II. 17).
 

(2) In Manu Samṁ VI. 96 and X. 113, the term

seems to be used in the sense of all the base me-
tals.
 

tals.
 
KŪPYĀDHYAKSAṢA--The chief officer entrusted

with the responsibility of collecting the materials

collectively known as Kūpya for the royal store.

(vide AS' II. 17).
 
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KRṚTAKA-PUTRA--(1) One who is simply ac-

cepted by a person other than his parents is a

Krṛtaka-putra to the new father.³
 
Cf. putratyé dhikṛtaḥ kṛtakaḥ (AS' III. 7).
(2) The Kṛtaka type of son (putra) is neither

offered by his parents nor offers himself to the

new father.
 
8. Cf. putratyé dhikrtaḥ kṛtakaḥ (AS' III. 7).
 
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