Note 56 — Chapter XXV · MATILALL IN JESSORE.
G. D. (George Devereux) Oswell translation
Don’t talk to me of Khod-kast and Pai-kast: I will make them all Ek-kast.
The remark shows utter ignorance on the part of Matilall of terms used in connection with landed property in Bengal. Khod-kast is a cultivator who cultivates his own land: Pai-kast is one who cultivates land for another: Ek-kast is simply a term invented by Matilall, and would mean one who cultivates for one.