Shri Shiv Chatrapati Caritr 1.5.2

1.5.2

An officer called Karkhannis was appointed for this work. Under his supervision [28] should be written all accounts of income and expenditure. Where the fort was an important one, (and) where forts were of extensive circuit, should be kept five to seven Tat Sarnobats (cfZ^T'ttWff). (The charge of) the ramparts should be divided among them. They should be careful about keeping vigilant watch. Of every ten men of the garrison to be stationed in the fort, one should be made a Naik. Nine privates (mk<*) and the tenth a Naik — men of good families should in this manner be recruited. Of the forces, the musketeers (4«$<t0), the spearsmen (fz^ft), the archers (fa^T«0, and the light armed men (*rF5-TOift), should be appointed after the Raje himself had carefully inspected each man individually, (and selected) the brave and shrewd. The garrison in the fort, the Havaldar and the Sarnobat should be Marathas of good family. They should be appointed after some one of the Royal personal staff (^TCTrO had agreed to stand surety (for them). A Brahman known to the personal staff of the king should be appointed Sabnis and a Prabhu Karkhannis. In this manner each officer retained should be dissimilar [in caste] to the other. The fort was not to be left in the hands of the Havaldar alone. No single individual could surrender the fort to any rebel or a miscreant. In this manner was the administration of the forts carefully carried. A new system was introduced.