Arthashastra

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सायं प्रातश् च लक्षितं कर्तृ कारयितृ मुद्राभ्यां निदध्यात् ॥

(Finished articles) shall be examined both morning and evening and be locked up with the seal of both the manufacturer and the superintendent (kárayatri, the owner getting the articles prepared).

english translation

sAyaM prAtaz ca lakSitaM kartR kArayitR mudrAbhyAM nidadhyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्षेपणो गुणः क्षुद्रकम् इति कर्माणि ॥

Kshepana, guna, and kshudra ate three kinds of ornamental work.

english translation

kSepaNo guNaH kSudrakam iti karmANi ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्षेपणः काच अर्पण आदीनि ॥

Setting jewels (kácha, glass bead) in gold is termed kshepana.

english translation

kSepaNaH kAca arpaNa AdIni ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गुणः सूत्र वान आदीनि ॥

Thread-making or string making is called guna.

english translation

guNaH sUtra vAna AdIni ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

घनं सुषिरं पृषत आदि युक्तं क्षुद्रकम् इति ॥

Solid work (ghana), hollow work (sushira), and the manufacture of globules furnished with a rounded orifice is what is termed kshudra, low or ordinary work.

english translation

ghanaM suSiraM pRSata Adi yuktaM kSudrakam iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript