With reference to the economic history of medieval India the term Araghatta rsquo refers to ........

Explanation:

The 'ara-ghatta' originates from the blend of the words "ara" which means talked and "ghatta" which means pot. It was mechanical water lifting device operated usually by draught animals like bullocks, buffaloes. There is confirmation to contend that this arrangement of lifting water from open wells was presumably designed in the India of the past.