[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.6844 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6844 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6844 - **Language:** English ### [c6.6844](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6844) Volāpika (LP), an officer in charge of collecting the tax called volāpana or vulāvi. It is supposed that a Volāpaka or the men under him accompanied the merchants in their journey for the safety of their goods and the volāpana tax was collected from the merchants for safeguarding their goods. - [Previous: c6.6843](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6843) - [Next: c6.6845](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6845) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6844](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6844) · Pramāṇa