Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.s5.32

c8.s5.32

chariot-road, equal in breadth, was only slightly inferior in other respects. So, too, the Râṣṭrapatha, or the state-road. Pillars should be erected at intervals of half a koś, or a little less than a mile, to serve as mile-stones and sign-posts. The paths “for animals,” “for asses and camels,” “cart-tracks,” “foot-paths,” “pasture-paths,” “field-paths,” “shop-paths,” “temple-paths,” “defile-paths,” “cremation paths,” smaller in dimensions and generally unmetalled, should cover the whole countryside. Routes of pilgrimage should be provided with groves.