History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c17.s1.t1.9
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c17.s1.t1.9
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158. There is no doubt that the dynastic name is Chuṭu-[Kula]. The term Chuṭu has not yet been explained. It is the same word as the Sanskrit chuṇṭ—'to become small'. It survives in the word 'Chuṭia Nagpur' which means 'the minor' or 'smaller' Nagpur as compared with the bigger Nagpur in the Central Provinces. It is, very likely, a Dravidian word which was accepted by the Aryans. Chhoṭū=a 'younger member', is its modern Hindi equivalent which in Chuṭia Nagpur is still 'Chuṭu,' meaning a younger brother. Chuṭu and Chuṭu-kula should be translated as 'the Younger Branch' i.e., the younger branch of the imperial Sātavāhanas.