ऋत्विगाचार्यमन्त्रिपुरोहितसेनापतियुवराजराजमातृराजमहिष्योऽष्टचत्वारिंशत्साहस्राः ॥ कZ_०५.३.०३ ॥
ṛtvigācāryamantripurohitasenāpatiyuvarājarājamātṛrājamahiṣyo 'ṣṭacatvāriṃśatsāhasrāḥ
Untuk ṛtvij, ācārya, menteri, purohita, panglima, putra mahkota, ibu suri, dan permaisuri utama, tunjangannya empat puluh delapan ribu (per tahun).
They anchor legitimacy (ritual), policy capacity (ministers), and coercive power (army). High pay reduces susceptibility to bribery and factional capture.