Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t4.1
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t4.1
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c9.t4.1
Cattle were a highly esteemed form of wealth in ancient India, and cows, buffaloes, oxen and sheep were included among the precious possessions of a king.⁷⁵ *Vaya* (*vraja*) also known as *sangilla*⁷⁶, or a herd of cattle is mentioned; each *vraja* consisting of ten thousand cows⁷⁷ It is said that king Karakandu was very fond of the herds of cattle (*gokula*) and possessed a number of herds of kine.⁷⁸