Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c14.s1.16

c14.s1.16

Turning to the internal organisation of guilds, we gather form Nārada and Bṛhaspati that guilds had a general assembly which met from time to time to transact business. But it is to the executive officers of guilds or village communities that the Dharma Śāstras chiefly devote their attention. Bṛhaspati prescribes high qualifications for them. They must belong to noble families, must be self-controlled, able and honest, acquainted with the Vedas and their duty and skilled in business. Their number is fixed