Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4595

c6.4595

*Pīṭhikāvitta* (IE 8-3; EI 12; HD), probably, ‘those who have acquired [special] seats’; same as *Utthitāsanika*. The word occurs in such records as the Belava plate of Bhojavarmadeva (*Ep. Ind.*, Vol. XII, p. 40). Cf. *Velāvitta*. *Pīṭhikāvitta* is sometimes explained as the collector of state dues from pilgrims or religious institutions (Sen, *Hist. Asp. Ins. Beng.*, p. 552).