Trade and Trade Routes in Ancient India c8.58

c8.58

The merchants of the Mauryan period as well as the travellers were fully aware of their responsibilities. In temples, in cities, on roads, in forests and in cemeteries, wherever they saw the wounded, fully armed, men fatigued by carrying heavy loads, men sleeping, men unacquainted with the country, it was their duty to hand them over to the state officials.⁸⁰