Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.1.38

2.1.38

vallabhaiḥ kārmikaiḥ stenair antapālaiś ca pīḍitam /[ś]
śodhayet paśusaṃghaiś ca kṣīyamāṇaṃ vaṇikpatham //[ś]

He shall not only clear roads of traffic from the molestations of courtiers (vallabha), of workmen (kármika), of robbers, and of boundary-guards, but also keep them from being destroyed by herds of cattle.