Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c9.178

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c9.178

Lastly, his duty is to utilise the surpluses (*ājīva*) left over in the timber-and elephant-forests (*dravya-hasti-vana*) for the following purposes, viz., (1) provision of facilities for transport (*vartanī*), (2) protection against thieves (*chora-rakshaṇam*), (3) escorting caravans (*sārthātivāhyam*), (4) protection of cattle (*go-rakshyam*) and (5) dealings in these goods (*vyavahāra*).

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