Lohit Ayas | Copper |
Syam Ayas | Iron |
Vanik | Traders |
Gramini | Village Head |
Bhagadugha | Tax collector |
Sthapati | Chief Judge |
Takshan | Carpenter |
Niska | Unit of currency |
Satamana | Unit of currency |
Pana | Term used for coin |
Shresthi | Guilds |
Vihara | Buddhist Monastery |
Chaitya | Sacred Enclosure |
Pradeshika | Head of district Administration |
Nagarka | City administration |
Jesthaka | Chief of a Guild |
Prathamakulika | Chief of artisans |
Uparika | Governor of Bhukti |
Didishu | Remarried woman |
Amatya | High official |
Dvija | Initiation into education |
Yukta | Revenue officer in the Mauryan period. |
Rajjukas | Land measurement & fixing land revenue |
Sabha | Assembly of few select ones |
Samiti | Larger Assembly |
Dharamamahamatya | Most important post created by Asoka. |