Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c13.5

c13.5

The duties of Board V are thus described: "They arrange for bullock-trains which are used for transporting engines of war, food for the soldiers, provender for the cattle, and other military requisites. They supply servants who beat the drum and others who carry gongs; grooms also for the horses, and mechanists for their assistants. To the sound of gong they send out foragers to bring in grass, and by a system of rewards and punishments ensure the work being done with despatch and safety" [Megasthenes, Frag. XXXIV].