The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c15.s3.t7.28

v2.c15.s3.t7.28

Beside those mentioned before, there are other taxes such as gaḍḍuga-māḍa, gaḍḍuga-kānika, upakshiti, talāri-pannu and baṇṭela-(baṇṭula-)āyamu.⁷ Gaḍḍuga-māḍa and gaḍḍuga-kānika are evidently the same, since the word means an offering (kānika) compulsorily made to the king as an act of homage, and generally it was a māḍa. What upakshiti was, is not known. Could this be a mistake for upakṛti? Talāri-pannu was the tribute collected from the public for the maintenance of a talāri or watchman. Baṇṭula-āyamu was similarly a maintenance-rate and formed the allowance paid to foot-soldiers for their support.