Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c15.5

c15.5

The recorded and registered (*nibandha*) area of the village, after deducting from it the area covered by boundaries (*sīmāvarodhena*), was made up of the following parts: (1) cultivated (*krishṭa*) area (2) uncultivated (*akrishṭa*) wastes, (3) high and dry ground (*Sthala*), (4) *Kedāra*, (5) *Ārāma* (grove, *upavana*), (6) *Shaṇḍa* (*kadalyādi kshetram*, plantations of fruits like plantains), (7) *Vāṭa* (*ikshvādibhūmiḥ*, sugarcane plantations), (8) *Vana* (as source of firewood for the village and other requisites), (9) *Vāstu* (area under houses), (10) *Chaitya* (sacred trees), (11) *Devagṛiha* (temples) (12) *Setubandha* (embankments), (13) *Śmaśāna* (cremation grounds), (14) *Sattra* (almshouse), (15) *Prapā* (store-house of drinking water), (16) *Puṇyasthāna* (holy places), (17) *Vivīta* (grazing ground for village cattle), and (18) *Pathi* (area covered by roads) [II. 35].