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Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.1.5

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.1.5

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Sanskrit

2.1.5

anteṣv antapāladurgāṇi janapadadvārāṇy antapālādhiṣṭhitāni sthāpayet //

There shall be constructed in the extremities of the kingdom forts manned by boundary-guards (antapála) whose duty shall be to guard the entrances into the kingdom. The interior of the kingdom shall be watched by trap-keepers (vágurika), archers (sábara), hunters (pulinda), chandálas, and wild tribes (aranyachára).

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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