Local Government in Ancient India c9.66.4

c9.66.4

Gautama bans the police-officer,⁵ and Vasiṣṭha, the mace-bearer,⁶ while Nārada⁷ brands the enemy of a guild of traders or association of clansmen as unworthy of acceptance as a witness in law-courts. Lastly, the paid priests who sacrifice for a multitude do not escape from their share of the social odium.⁸