State and Government in Ancient India c20.15

c20.15

*Bhāgadhuk*, ‘the collector of the (royal) share,’ and *samāhartā* ‘the bringer (of tributes)’, who figure as members of the king’s council (*ratnis*) at this period were probably concerned with duties of the taxation department. Probably the former collected the taxes and tributes which were mostly in kind and the latter stored them in the royal granary and treasury.