Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4808

c6.4808

*pratyarthāruvā* (IE8-5), a tax of uncertain import; probably Sanskrit *pratyartha-rūpyaka* in the sense of a levy on amounts realised by the money lenders from debtors; also read as *pratyandhāruvā*; see *arthāruvā* and *pāukā*.