The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c15.78

²⁵² The Dūtaka or Ājñādāpaka is also designated Ājñāmahāmahattara or by similar other titles (Ind. Ant., VI, p. 124; XIII, p. 128; XIV, pp. 160-61).