The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.173
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.173
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Other instances of trades having *jeṭṭhakas* are seamen, or at least pilots (*niyyāmaka*)², garland makers³, caravan traders and guards⁴, and robbers or brigands. We read, e.g., of a little robber-gāma in the hills, near Uttara-Pañchāla, numbering 500 families⁵.