History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s5.t1.7

v1.c7.s5.t1.7

¹ Megasthenes speaks of mile-stones indicating the distances and the halting places on the roads. The distances must have been written in numerical figures (Bühler, *l.c.*, p. 6; also *Indika of Megasthenes*, pp. 125-26). The complicated system of keeping accounts mentioned in the *Arthaśāstra* of Kauṭilya confirms the conclusion.