Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', 'Rajuka' and Yukta' were important officers at the

Explicitly names yuktas (subordinate officials), rajjukas (rural administrators) and pradesikas (heads of the districts) in Ashoka's Major Rock Edict 3 — showing the inscriptions record administrative titles and duties.

A student could examine the exact Edict 3 text or translations to check context (local vs. district duties) and whether duties described are village-level.

Notes Asokan inscriptions list the empire's major political/provincial centres and convey a uniform administrative message across regions.

Use this pattern to infer Ashokan inscriptions often dealt with administrative matters, so investigate whether the named officers appear alongside district/village contexts in those inscriptions.

States Ashokan edicts present a picture of political condition in south India and list neighbouring ruling houses, indicating the edicts record political-administrative information beyond ideology.

Compare the kinds of administrative names found in the edicts with later local records to judge whether terms denote village- or higher-level offices.

Describes later (Gupta-period) village-level offices (e.g., gramika, gramadhyaksha, mahattara), illustrating a historical pattern of inscriptions recording specific local office-holders.

Use this comparative pattern to assess whether the Ashokan titles could plausibly denote village officials by analogy with later known village offices.

Lists traditional village officials in South India (nala-kavundas, kamunda, karana etc.), showing terminology and roles at village level are commonly recorded regionally.

A student might compare the functions associated with these well-attested village offices to the functions ascribed to yuktas/rajjukas/pradesikas in Ashokan texts to evaluate their likely administrative level.