Arthashastra

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पेटक अपदेशेन पृषतं गुणं पिटकां वा यत् परिशातयन्ति तत् परिकुट्टनम् ॥

When, under the excuse of detecting the deception known as folding (petaka) in hollow pieces or in threads or in cups (made of gold or silver), the articles in question are hammered, that act is termed hammering.

english translation

peTaka apadezena pRSataM guNaM piTakAM vA yat parizAtayanti tat parikuTTanam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript