TITUS Texts: Kautiliya Arthasastra

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Kautiliya Arthasastra: Part No. 88

Chapter: 2

(Keeping a watch over traders)

Sentence: 1

saṃstʰādʰyakṣaḥ paṇyasaṃstʰāyāṃ purāṇabʰāṇḍānāṃ svakaraṇaviśuddʰānām ādʰānaṃ vikrayaṃ vā stʰāpayet //
saṃstʰā-adʰyakṣaḥ paṇya-saṃstʰāyāṃ purāṇa-bʰāṇḍānāṃ sva-karaṇa-viśuddʰānām ādʰānaṃ vikrayaṃ vā stʰāpayet //

Sentence: 2

tulāmānabʰāṇḍāni cāvekṣeta pautavāpacārāt //
tulā-māna-bʰāṇḍāni ca+ avekṣeta pautava-apacārāt //

Sentence: 3

parimāṇīdroṇayor ardʰapalahīnātiriktam adoṣaḥ //
parimāṇī-droṇayor ardʰa-pala-hīna-atiriktam adoṣaḥ //

Sentence: 4

palahīnātirikte dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ //
pala-hīna-atirikte dvādaśa-paṇo daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 5

tena palottarā daṇḍavr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //
tena pala-uttarā daṇḍa-vr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //

Sentence: 6

tulāyāḥ karṣahīnātiriktam adoṣaḥ //
tulāyāḥ karṣa-hīna-atiriktam adoṣaḥ //

Sentence: 7

dvikarṣahīnātirikte ṣaṭpaṇo daṇḍaḥ //
dvi-karṣa-hīna-atirikte ṣaṭ-paṇo daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 8

tena karṣottarā daṇḍavr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //
tena karṣa-uttarā daṇḍa-vr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //

Sentence: 9

āḍʰakasyārdʰakarṣahīnātiriktam adoṣaḥ //
āḍʰakasya+ ardʰa-karṣa-hīna-atiriktam adoṣaḥ //

Sentence: 10

karṣahīnātirikte tripaṇo daṇḍaḥ //
karṣa-hīna-atirikte tri-paṇo daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 11

tena karṣottarā daṇḍavr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //
tena karṣa-uttarā daṇḍa-vr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //

Sentence: 12

tulāmānaviśeṣāṇām ato ʼnyeṣām anumānaṃ kuryāt //
tulā-māna-viśeṣāṇām ato+ anyeṣām anumānaṃ kuryāt //

Sentence: 13

tulāmānābʰyām atiriktābʰyāṃ krītvā hīnābʰyāṃ vikrīṇānasya ta eva dviguṇā daṇḍāḥ //
tulā-mānābʰyām atiriktābʰyāṃ krītvā hīnābʰyāṃ vikrīṇānasya ta eva dvi-guṇā daṇḍāḥ //

Sentence: 14

gaṇyapaṇyeṣv aṣṭabʰāgaṃ paṇyamūlyeṣv apaharataḥ ṣaṇṇavatir daṇḍaḥ //
gaṇya-paṇyeṣv aṣṭa-bʰāgaṃ paṇya-mūlyeṣv apaharataḥ ṣaṇ-ṇavatir daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 15

kāṣṭʰalohamaṇimayaṃ rajjucarmamr̥ṇmayaṃ sūtravalkaromamayaṃ vā jātyam ity ajātyaṃ vikrayādʰānaṃ nayato mūlyāṣṭaguṇo daṇḍaḥ //
kāṣṭʰa-loha-maṇi-mayaṃ rajju-carma-mr̥ṇ-mayaṃ sūtra-valka-roma-mayaṃ vā jātyam ity ajātyaṃ vikraya-ādʰānaṃ nayato mūlya-aṣṭa-guṇo daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 16

sārabʰāṇḍam ity asārabʰāṇḍaṃ tajjātam ity atajjātaṃ rādʰāyuktam ity upadʰiyuktaṃ samudgaparivartimaṃ vā vikrayādʰānaṃ nayato hīnamūlyaṃ catuṣpañcāśatpaṇo daṇḍaḥ, paṇamūlyaṃ dviguṇo, dvipaṇamūlyaṃ dviśataḥ //
sāra-bʰāṇḍam ity asāra-bʰāṇḍaṃ taj-jātam ity ataj-jātaṃ rādʰā-yuktam ity upadʰiyuktaṃ samudga-parivartimaṃ vā vikraya-ādʰānaṃ nayato hīna-mūlyaṃ catuṣpañcāśat-paṇo daṇḍaḥ, paṇa-mūlyaṃ dvi-guṇo, dvi-paṇa-mūlyaṃ dvi-śataḥ //

Sentence: 17

tenārgʰavr̥ddʰau daṇḍavr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //
tena+ argʰa-vr̥ddʰau daṇḍa-vr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //

Sentence: 18

kāruśilpināṃ karmaguṇāpakarṣam ājīvaṃ vikrayakrayopagʰātaṃ vā sambʰūya samuttʰāpayatāṃ sahasraṃ daṇḍaḥ //
kāru-śilpināṃ karma-guṇa-apakarṣam ājīvaṃ vikraya-kraya-upagʰātaṃ vā sambʰūya samuttʰāpayatāṃ sahasraṃ daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 19

vaidehakānāṃ vā sambʰūya paṇyam avarundʰatām anargʰeṇa vikrīṇatāṃ vā sahasraṃ daṇḍaḥ //
vaidehakānāṃ vā sambʰūya paṇyam avarundʰatām anargʰeṇa vikrīṇatāṃ vā sahasraṃ daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 20

tulāmānāntaram argʰavarṇāntaraṃ vā - dʰarakasya māyakasya vā paṇamūlyād aṣṭabʰāgaṃ hastadoṣeṇācarato dviśato daṇḍaḥ //
tulā-māna-antaram argʰa-varṇa-antaraṃ vā - dʰarakasya māyakasya vā paṇa-mūlyād aṣṭa-bʰāgaṃ hasta-doṣeṇa+ ācarato dvi-śato daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 21

tena dviśatottarā daṇḍavr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //
tena dvi-śata-uttarā daṇḍa-vr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //

Sentence: 22

dʰānyasnehakṣāralavaṇagandʰabʰaiṣajyadravyāṇāṃ samavarṇopadʰāne dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ //
dʰānya-sneha-kṣāra-lavaṇa-gandʰa-bʰaiṣajya-dravyāṇāṃ sama-varṇa-upadʰāne dvādaśa-paṇo daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 23

yanniṣr̥ṣṭam upajīveyus tad eṣāṃ divasasaṃjātaṃ saṃkʰyāya vaṇik stʰāpayet //
yan-niṣr̥ṣṭam upajīveyus tad eṣāṃ divasa-saṃjātaṃ saṃkʰyāya vaṇik stʰāpayet //

Sentence: 24

kretr̥vikretror antarapatitam ādāyād anyad bʰavati //
kretr̥-vikretror antara-patitam ādāyād anyad bʰavati //

Sentence: 25

tena dʰānyapaṇyanicayāṃś cānujñātāḥ kuryuḥ //
tena dʰānya-paṇya-nicayāṃś ca+ anujñātāḥ kuryuḥ //

Sentence: 26

anyatʰānicitam eṣāṃ paṇyādʰyakṣo gr̥hṇīyāt //
anyatʰā-nicitam eṣāṃ paṇya-adʰyakṣo gr̥hṇīyāt //

Sentence: 27

tena dʰānyapaṇyavikraye vyavaharetānugraheṇa prajānām //
tena dʰānya-paṇya-vikraye vyavahareta+ anugraheṇa prajānām //

Sentence: 28

anujñātakrayād upari caiṣāṃ svadeśīyānāṃ paṇyānāṃ pañcakaṃ śatam ājīvaṃ stʰāpayet, paradeśīyānāṃ daśakam //
anujñāta-krayād upari ca+ eṣāṃ sva-deśīyānāṃ paṇyānāṃ pañcakaṃ śatam ājīvaṃ stʰāpayet, para-deśīyānāṃ daśakam //

Sentence: 29

tataḥ param argʰaṃ vardʰayatāṃ kraye vikraye vā bʰāvayatāṃ paṇaśate pañcapaṇād dviśato daṇḍaḥ //
tataḥ param argʰaṃ vardʰayatāṃ kraye vikraye vā bʰāvayatāṃ paṇa-śate pañca-paṇād dvi-śato daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 30

tenārgʰavr̥ddʰau daṇḍavr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //
tena+ argʰa-vr̥ddʰau daṇḍa-vr̥ddʰir vyākʰyātā //

Sentence: 31

sambʰūyakraye caiṣām avikrīte nānyaṃ sambʰūyakrayaṃ dadyāt //
sambʰūya-kraye ca+ eṣām avikrīte na+ anyaṃ sambʰūya-krayaṃ dadyāt //

Sentence: 32

paṇyopagʰāte caiṣām anugrahaṃ kuryāt //
paṇya-upagʰāte ca+ eṣām anugrahaṃ kuryāt //

Sentence: 33

paṇyabāhulyāt paṇyādʰyakṣaḥ sarvapaṇyāny ekamukʰāni vikrīṇīta //
paṇya-bāhulyāt paṇya-adʰyakṣaḥ sarva-paṇyāny eka-mukʰāni vikrīṇīta //

Sentence: 34

teṣv avikrīteṣu nānye vikrīṇīran //
teṣv avikrīteṣu na+ anye vikrīṇīran //

Sentence: 35

tāni divasavetanena vikrīṇīrann anugraheṇa prajānām //
tāni divasa-vetanena vikrīṇīrann anugraheṇa prajānām //

Sentence: 36ab

deśakālāntaritānāṃ tu paṇyānāṃ - prakṣepaṃ paṇyaniṣpattiṃ śulkaṃ vr̥ddʰim avakrayam /
deśa-kāla-antaritānāṃ tu paṇyānāṃ - prakṣepaṃ paṇya-niṣpattiṃ śulkaṃ vr̥ddʰim avakrayam /

Sentence: 36cd

vyayān anyāṃś ca saṃkʰyāya stʰāpayed argʰam argʰavit //E
vyayān anyāṃś ca saṃkʰyāya stʰāpayed argʰam argʰavit //E

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