History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c12.s4.68

c12.s4.68

XXXI. *Karaṇi* or *Karaṇika*, i.e., clerk.⁴ He was probably responsible for drafting documents (*Karaṇa*). It is worth noticing that certain Candrāsenīya Kāyastha Prabhus of the Deccan, who are supposed to have migrated from Oudh in the United Provinces, still bear the surname Karṇika or Karaṇika.⁵