Political Concepts in Ancient India /92

Political Concepts in Ancient India
 
KRIĪTA-PUTRA-- (1) One who is purchased from

one's real parents to be treated as a son by the

purchaser. Cf. pari-kritaḥ krīta iti (AS III. 7).

(2) Also called Kritaka as in Manu Samṁ. IX. 174.

 
KRODHAJA VYASANA(S)—Vices arising out of

anger. See Vyasana.
 
KŞ
 
KṢATTĀ-- (1) Nom. singular form of the word
Kşattr.
 
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Kṣattṛ.
(2
 
(2) The Chamberlain. As such he is one of the

eleven Ratnins (q.v.) deserving special honour
from the King-elect in time of his consecra-
tion.
 
KŞ
from the King-elect in time of his consecra-
tion.
 
KṢETRAJAPUTRA—(1) The offspring of the wife
by a kinsman duly appointed to raise up the

by a kinsman duly appointed to raise up the
issue on behalf of the actual husband, who is
physically incapable of begetting the child him-

physically incapable of begetting the child him-
self. (Manu Samṁ. IX. 167) cf. also Yājñavalkya

I, 68-69 etc.
 

(2) Kautilya suggests that the kinsmen appointed
may belong to the same gotra as of the actual
ṭilya suggests that the kinsmen appointed
may belong to the same gotra as of the actual
husband or to another gotra (AS' III. 7).
 

 
KHANAKA-YODHIĪ--A soldier who fights from a

pit. Cf. khanakā hi khātena sśastreṇa cobhayathā

yudhyante (AS' VII. 10).
 
KHA
 

 
KHĀRVATṬIKA-KĀRVATIKAṬIKA--A small town be-

longing to a block of two hundred villages

(AS' II. 1).¹
 
1. dvikś atagrāmya khār khāṛvaţṭikam (AS' II. 1).
 
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