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अन्यथा नियम्येत ॥

otherwise, he will be punished.

english translation

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

न च तत्र आरामा विहार अर्था वा शालाः स्युः ॥

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

english translation

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

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