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वोलापिक (volApika)

 
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
English
Volāpika (LP), an officer in charge of collecting the tax
called volāpana or vulāvī. It is supposed that a Volāpaka or the
men under him accompanied the merchants in their journey
for the safety of their goods and the volāpana tax was collected
from the merchants for safeguarding their goods.