Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c14.s1.46

c14.s1.46

One word remains to be said to mark out more distinctly the difference between a तिरोहित contract on one side and the three other contracts on the other. The principal difference lies in the objects of the contract, the objects of तिरोहित contracts being secret and delicate. There are a few minor differences, which are apparent from the statements already made.