Question

What was the meaning of Kumar-amatya?
(a) Minister
(b) Chief banker
(c) Scribe
(d) Judicial officer

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Minister

Answer = Minister

Answer 2

The meaning of Kumar-Amartya is a minister. (Option A)

• The monarchs relied heavily on land revenue, and a village served as the fundamental administrative unit.
• Government positions were inherited. Harisena, for example, was a maha-danda-nayaka, or Chief Judicial Officer.
• Many times, one person held many positions. The poet Harisena, for example, was also a Kumar-Amartya (important minister) and a sangha-vigrahika (Minister of War and Peace).
• Major persons such as the sreshti (Chief Banker or Merchant), the sarthavaha (Leader of Merchant Caravans), the Prathama-kulika (Chief Craftsman), and the head of the Kayastha (scribes) all had a say in important governmental decisions.