amacca
Amacca,[Vedic amātya (only in meaning “companion”),adj. formation fr. amā an adverbial Loc.-Gen. of pron. 1st person,Sk. ahaṁ = Idg. *emo (cp. Sk. m-ama),meaning “(those) of me or with me”,i. e. those who are in my house] 1. friend,companion,fellow-worker,helper,esp. one who gives his advice,a bosom-friend It.73; J.VI,512 (sahajātā amaccā); Pv.II,620 (a °- paricārikā welladvising friends as company or around him). Freq. in combn. with mitta as mitt’âmaccā,friends & colleagues D.III,189--90; S 190 = A.II,67; PvA.29; or with ñātī (ñāti-sālohitā intimate friends & near-relations),mittâmaccā ñātisālohitā Vin.II,126; Sn.p. 104 (= mittā ca kammakarā ca SnA 447); mittā vā amaccā vā ñātī vā sālohitā vā A.I,222; PvA.28; amaccā ñāti-saṅghā ca A.I,152. ‹-› 2. Especially a king’s intimate friend,king’s favourite,confidant J.I,262; PvA.73 (°kula),74 (amaccā ca purohito ca),81 (sabba-kammika amacca),93; and his special adviser or privy councillor,as such distinguished from the official ministers (purohita,mahāmatta,pārisajja); usually combd. with pārisajjā (pl.) viz. D.I,136 (= piya-sahāyaka DA.I,297,but cp. the foll. expln. of pārisajjā as “sesā āṇatti-karā”); Vin.I,348; D.III,64 (amaccā pārisajjā gaṇakamahāmattā); A.I,142 (catunnaṁ mahārājānaṁ a. pārisajjā). See on the question of ministers in general Fick,Sociale Gliederung p. 93,164 & Banerjea,Public Administration in Ancient India pp. 106--120. (Page 73)