Identify the meaning of the term Pativedaka found in Asokan inscriptions?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Reporter
Epigraphists have translated the term pativedaka as reporter: Asoka ordered that pativedakas should report to him about the affairs of the people at all times, anywhere.
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