Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c9.265

c9.265

**Reporters of Asoka.** It is interesting to note that Asoka also, in one of his inscriptions [Rock-Edict VI], refers to officers whom he calls *Prative-dakas* whose duty was to report to the king to whom they had free access, at all hours, and places, on what was going on in the country (*athe me janasya paṭi-vedetha iti*).