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TEXT 91
pathe tare milila visvasa-ramadasa
visvasa-khanara kayastha tenho rajara visvasa
SYNONYMS
patheon the path; tarehim; mililamet; visvasa-ramadasaRamadasa Visvasa; visvasa-khanaraof the governmental accounting department; kayasthabelonging to the kayastha class; tenhohe; rajarato the king; visvasasecretary.
TRANSLATION
In Bengal he met Ramadasa Visvasa, who belonged to the kayastha caste. He was one of the king's secretaries.
PURPORT
The word visvasa-khanara kayastha indicates a secretary or clerk belonging to the kayastha caste. Kayasthas were usually secretaries to kings, governors or other important persons. It is said that anyone working in the government secretariat at this time was a kayastha.

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