Local Government in Ancient India c9.156
Local Government in Ancient India c9.156
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c9.156
No. 1 (Hultzsch, *S. Ind. Inscr.*, vol. III, part I) records that a certain Brahmādhirāja deposited 200 *kalañju* of gold with the village assembly, which pledged itself to apply the interest of this sum to the feeding of 12 learned Brāhmaṇas, their dietary consisting of 1 *ālākku* of *ghī*, 5 dishes of curry, 2 areca-nuts, and betel-leaves.