History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c20.s1.43

c20.s1.43

(*o*) *Sthānādhikāra-puruṣas*, or officers of police-stations. They corresponded to modern *Thānādārs*, and were responsible for policing and maintaining law and order. The Unā inscription uses the term Daṇḍapāśika, which literally means “one who holds the fetters or noose of punishment” i.e.—a policeman. Or, does it connote a hangman or executioner?