| 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. |