With respect to the Later Vedic Period, consider the following pairs:

Sangrahitri – Collector of taxes

Mahishi – Chief queen

Suta – Charioteer

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Question

In the later Vedic period, in addition to the above officials, some more officials came into existence due to economic changes. Two of them were bhagadugha (collector of taxes) and sangrahitri (treasurer). Thus, collection of taxes and tributes became common. Other officials of this period were mahishi (chief queen), suta (court minstrel or chronicler; who also served as a charioteer originally), kshata (chamberlain, in charge of the royal household), akshavapa (originally dice-thrower; later accountant), govikartana (keeper of games and forests), takshan (carpenter), rathakara (chariot maker), and palagala (messenger).

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In the later Vedic period, in addition to the above officials, some more officials came into existence due to economic changes. Two of them were bhagadugha (collector of taxes) and sangrahitri (treasurer). Thus, collection of taxes and tributes became common. Other officials of this period were mahishi (chief queen), suta (court minstrel or chronicler; who also served as a charioteer originally), kshata (chamberlain, in charge of the royal household), akshavapa (originally dice-thrower; later accountant), govikartana (keeper of games and forests), takshan (carpenter), rathakara (chariot maker), and palagala (messenger).