Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c7.s2.1

c7.s2.1

Hunting down game animals in the hunting forests was allowed, and not only the king himself but also private individuals enjoyed the privilege. We learn from Asoka's Rock Edict VIII that it was a practice with the kings to go out on hunting excursions, which Asoka abolished in the eleventh year of his reign. Megasthenes also describes the grand scale on which the royal hunting was organized.¹