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respective merchandise.' In the Samarāiccakaha the merchant Dharapa of Makamdi is mentioned to have gone to Acalapura for selling his goods. 2
System of Transaction-Buying and selling of the merchandise were usually done in the markets or shops which were known as avanas or hatta*; pattaņas or the towns having a flourishing trade had abundance of such shops which remained open throughout the year except for the rainy season. The articles meant for sale were known as panya. The sale-andpurchase of articles was called kaya-vikkaya,' while the sellers and the buyers were known as kayika or kayaga and vekkayika.
There were separate markets or shops for the different articles of trade. In gamdhiyavana, the incense and other aromatic substances like sandalwood or saffron were sold. There were also specific markets for the precious metals like gold and silver. 1. Ņesatthiya is mentioned as a place where the implements like pestles ( musali ) etc. were sold.11 The kuttiyāvana and pădabhūmi or bhānabhumi were the markets for pots. 2 Potiyals and pūviyaghara! * were the confectioner's
1. तत्र क्षेत्रे नानाप्रकाराभ्यो दक्षिणापथादिरूपाभ्यो दिग्भ्यो वस्त्रादिविक्रयार्थं समागत्य
fofocal:-Af arrostag gezi a Trap at TH B Ịh. V. 3, p. 896; Kuvalayamālākaha-Apabhrana Kāvyatrayi (G.O. S.), introduc
tion, p. 91. 2. Samarāiccakahā, VI, p. 16. 3. NC. 3, pp. 106, 110. 4. NC. 3, p. 160. 5. TEME @ alhaET E o afa-Ibid.; Brh. V!. 4, p. 1153. 6. afforgur afuat-AA vai qoui, o turt—NC. 3, p. 110; Bh. V1. 2, p. 257. 7. g quot I 9371490 Falla parte roz—NG. 3, p. 160. 8. sau Hiec qua giai I GÌ 438Ì qedTqUfe-NC, 3, P. 581;
Bih. V 1. 3, p. 792. 9. riftgraut seuraai-NC. 3, p. 106; Brh. Vt. 2, p. 572. 10. Fytaut gaoof E ar Try Tuefa_NC. 3, p. 106. 11. Jafrua yafetara –Ibid. 12. NC. 2, pp. 47, 52, 100. 13. uue ( ATAITT) OFFTTHAT_NC. 3, p. 106. 14. 341 pongladatait gat eritus31_NC.
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