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"la lo chic royal court and caught thic king the valuable science Inlani bodics of 19cr 100 exertel remarkable influcncc on the activities of Ryjagth? who found it profitable to fish in the river the Tapoda the Ganges and thic Irhes adjacent to the city
Als might be expected all the dignitaries of the State resided in the capul city Very naturally illcre was a goi crnmental department cxcrcising control over the forest wluch cxisted on and ner the moun luns adjacent to the city We read actually of the preinicr of Magadha conducting business lour and coming into contact with the overseer of the wood apparently in officer of the forest department (c) Vaisali
Besides agriculture comincrce architecture and the arts relating 10 ainusement lourished vigorously State 1Qcations flourished in the in land citics as a matter of course There the form of Government was constitutional Strong centralized government is possible only in rich fertile sou Wc leam from thc halpasutra the existence of the State occupations at Vaisalı to be as follows -
(1) Vice regent (2) Cabinet ministers (3) Counsellors (4) Heads of departinents (5) Commander of troops (6) Commander of forces (7) Commander of chariots (8) Heads of police (9) Chief of the royal messengers (10) Wanders bankers astrologers sealers and slaves To thus list we may add the following occupations of amusement in addition to the one we already described at Campaka such as players on cymbals on tambouriners wind and stringed instruments and on those who toss up polcs and double balls 37
(d) Baravai (Dvaraka)
Let us now turn to the description of the influence of the environ ment upon the occupational activities of a coastal town namely the city of Baravar (Dvaraka) within the vicinity of the Arabian sea We learn from an authoritative source that a good number of occupations Aourished there connected with the activities of the State There were kings and princes and barons and where there are these dignitaries there are cominerce and commercial activities In consequence we find bankers traders and merchants We can get a glimpse of the various
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The Kalpa-Satra And Nava Tattva, p 77
