List of Important Officials during Rig Vedic period
Official | Vedic Name |
King | Rajan |
Priest | Purohita |
Commander | Senani |
Officer in Charge of Pastoral Lands | Vrajapati |
Police Officers | Jivagribha |
Spy | Spasa |
Head of the Village | Gramini |
Head of the family | Kulapa or Kulapati also called Dampati |
Mediator in Disputes | Madhyamasi |
Tax Colllector | Bhagadugha |
Treasurer | Sangrahitri |
Chief Queen | Mahishi |
Charioteer | Suta |
Messenger | Palagala |
Accountant | Akshvapa |
Judge | Athapati |
Keeper of Games and Forests | Govinkartana |
Mediator for dispute solving | Madhyamasi |
Messenger | Palagala |