Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c10.52

c10.52

In the case of a land-owner unable to cultivate his lands, another might do so on a five year’s lease at the expiry of which he surrendered the land after obtaining a compensation for his improvements on the land. An absentee landlord in possession of rent-free land who was obliged to sojourn abroad for a time was entitled only to its usufruct (*bhoga*) and not the other gains from the land which accrued to the king [*Ib.*].