members of the village assembly (ūr); taxes payable for the
expenses of the committee (cf. eṇ-per-āyam which may also refer
to the eight major items of revenue). See añjaṣṭa-sabhā.
Cf. aṣṭakul-ādhikaraṇa (IE 8-3; EI 31), an administrative
board (like the Pañcāyat) consisting of eight (or more)
members representing various classes or communities of people;
cf. grām-āṣṭa-kul-ādhikaraṇa; mahattar-ādy-aṣṭakul-ādhikaraṇa.