Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c12.s1.76

c12.s1.76

Security of life and property was the charge of a Department of which the head is called *Pradeshṭā*. His subordinate staff comprised the two classes of officers known as *Gopa* and *Sthānika*. Their duty is to detect thieves on the countryside (*bāhya*), just as it is the duty of the Mayor of the city (*Nāgarika*) to guard its interior (*antardurga*) against such thieves [IV. 4].