Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c6.18
Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c6.18
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One other particular regarding these herds should be noted in passing. The total number of each herd was fixed at 100, but the number of male animals in each herd varied with its composition. A herd of 100 head of asses and mules was to contain five male animals; that of goats and sheep, ten; while that of cows, buffaloes or camels, four.¹