Arthashastra

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अन्यथा नियम्येत ॥

otherwise, he will be punished.

english translation

anyathA niyamyeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वानप्रस्थाद् अन्यः प्रव्रजित भावः, सजाताद् अन्यः संघः, सामुत्थायिकाद् अन्यः समय अनुबन्धो वा न अस्य जन पदम् उपनिविशेत ॥

No ascetic other than a vánaprastha (forest-hermit), no company other than the one of local birth (sajátádanyassanghah), and no guilds of any kind other than local cooperative guilds (sámuttháyiká-danyassamayánubandhah) shall find entrance into the villages of the kingdom.

english translation

vAnaprasthAd anyaH pravrajita bhAvaH, sajAtAd anyaH saMghaH, sAmutthAyikAd anyaH samaya anubandho vA na asya jana padam upanivizeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

न च तत्र आरामा विहार अर्था वा शालाः स्युः ॥

Nor shall there be in villages buildings (sáláh) intended for sports and plays.

english translation

na ca tatra ArAmA vihAra arthA vA zAlAH syuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नट नर्तक गायन वादक वाग् जीवन कुशीलवा न कर्म विघ्नं कुर्युः ॥

shall actors, dancers, singers, drummers, buffoons (vágjívana), and bards (kusílava) make any disturbance to the work of the villagers.

english translation

naTa nartaka gAyana vAdaka vAg jIvana kuzIlavA na karma vighnaM kuryuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

निराश्रयत्वाद् ग्रामाणां क्षेत्र अभिरतत्वाच् च पुरुषाणां कोश विष्टि द्रव्य धान्य रस वृद्धिर् भवति ॥

Due to the vulnerability of villages and the reliance of men on their fields, there is an increase in treasury, forced labor, goods, grain, and vital fluids.

english translation

nirAzrayatvAd grAmANAM kSetra abhiratatvAc ca puruSANAM koza viSTi dravya dhAnya rasa vRddhir bhavati ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript