Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c9.138

c9.138

State Goldsmith (*Sauvarṇika*). There is also a Chapter [II. 14] called *Viśikhāyāṁ Sauvarṇika-prachāraḥ*, "The goldsmith on the high road". It prescribes that the State goldsmith (*Sauvarṇika*) is to employ artisans (*āveśanibhiḥ śilpiśālīyaiḥ suvarṇakārādibhiḥ*) to work up the gold and silver of the town and country people. He is to see that the same quality and weight of the material are returned to the customer as are received by him.