State and Government in Ancient India c12.s9.13

c12.s9.13

He presided over the court at the capital,¹ which dealt with serious offences, though ordinary cases were disposed of by popular councils. He carried on the administration with the help of a number of officers like the generals (*senānīs*), *grāmaṇīs* (village headmen), *kshattris*, *saṁgrahītṛis* and *sūtras*; the precise functions of the last three are not known at present.