The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.t17.13

c8.s3.t17.13

From this some facts emerge. (1) The *mantripariṣad* was the executive authority which issued orders of the king to the various departments of the State. (2) The accountants were transferred every five years. (3) Aśoka attached great value to small expense with its inevitable accumulation though small enough. It is interesting to note that these correspond to the prescriptions in the *Kauṭalīya* which have been already examined.