[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923) › c19.s4.57 # Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s4.57 Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s4.57 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.57) ¹ \*Kumāra\* means 'a youth', 'a prince'. Hence \*Kumārāmātya\* may mean 'junior minister', or 'prince's minister'. The word \*Kumāra\* as the opposite of \*Prouḍha\* may correspond to \*Chikka\*, \*Chenna\* or \*Immaḍi\* of the South. Another interpretation is also possible. \*Kumārāmātya\* may mean an \*amātya\* from one's youth just as \*Kumāra-sevaka\* means \*ākaumārapārichārakaḥ\*. - [Previous: c19.s4.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.56) - [Next: c19.s4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.58) - [Up: c19.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s4.57) · Pramāṇa