[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Mauryan Polity](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932) › c8.s3.t4.3 # The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.t4.3 The Mauryan Polity c8.s3.t4.3 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s3.t4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4.3) ⁵ Bk. II, ch. 29. Rock Edict XI refers to the superintendent of pastures. The term \*vachamhi\* in R. E. VI is \*vraja\* of the \*Arthaśāstra\* (II.6), meaning a herd of cattle and other animals. This \*vraja\* is said to have been inspected by Aśoka. If we consider the great attention paid to the preservation and upkeep of cattle in the \*Kauṭalīya\* as indispensable for agriculture, Aśoka’s interest in livestock only shows how the king interested himself in the material welfare of his people as in their moral welfare. - [Previous: c8.s3.t4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4.2) - [Next: c8.s3.t4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4.4) - [Up: c8.s3.t4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4) ## Cites (3) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.2.6) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit - [Major Rock Edict VI](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.asoka.re.re06) — Prakrit - [Major Rock Edict XI](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.asoka.re.re11) — Prakrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1932.c8.s3.t4.3) · Pramāṇa