Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.65
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.65
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v2.c4.s5.65
⁷ Similarly Akṣāvāpa is either the man who dices for the king—i.e., a professional dicer who plays with the king or watches his play—or a public officer who superintends the gambling halls of the state and collects the revenue, as was regularly done later on. Early English history shows similar evolution of household officers into ministers of state.