State and Government in Ancient India c20.25

c20.25

¹ See *Jātakas*, IV. p. 399 ; V, pp. 98-9 ; 101 ; II, p. 17 The tax collectors are called *balisādhakas* or *balipaṭiggāhakas* in the *Jātakas*, terms reminiscent of *bali*, the Vedic word for taxes.