Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c10.46

c10.46

Another set will examine the imports by land or water and the dues levied on these in the shape of toll (*śulka*), road-cess (*vartanī*), conveyance-cess (*ātivāhika*), military-cess (*gulma-deya*), ferry charges (*tara-deya*), 1|6 portion of their value payable by merchants (*bhāga*), the charges for their living (*bhakta*), and accommodation of their goods in government warehouses (*paṇyāgāra*) [II. 35].