History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c15.18

c15.18

‘No tax of any kind such as duty on oil-press and looms, Uḷaviyakūli, the fee on marriages, ūreṭṭu fee on potters, taṭṭukāyam, duty on toddy-drawers and shepherds, fee on stalls, brokerage fee, tirumugakkāṇam, royalty paid for the manufacture of salt, the good cow, the good bull, vaṭṭināḷi, fee on basket of grain exposed for sale in the market, areca-nuts exposed for sale in the shops, Budanāḷi, and others which the king could take and enjoy. Damanagam may be planted; mansions and large edifices may be built of burnt bricks; reservoirs and wells may be sunk; cocoanut trees