Arthashastra

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यद् द्वि गुण वास्तुकानां वा रूपे सीस रूपं प्रक्षिप्य आभ्यन्तरम् अवच्छिन्दन्ति तद् अवच्छेदनम् ॥

sanskrit

When a lead piece (covered over with gold or silver leaf) is substituted for a real one and its interior is cut off, it is termed cutting (avachchhedanam).

english translation

yad dvi guNa vAstukAnAM vA rUpe sIsa rUpaM prakSipya Abhyantaram avacchindanti tad avacchedanam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/14/46

यद् द्वि गुण वास्तुकानां वा रूपे सीस रूपं प्रक्षिप्य आभ्यन्तरम् अवच्छिन्दन्ति तद् अवच्छेदनम् ॥

sanskrit

When a lead piece (covered over with gold or silver leaf) is substituted for a real one and its interior is cut off, it is termed cutting (avachchhedanam).

english translation

yad dvi guNa vAstukAnAM vA rUpe sIsa rUpaM prakSipya Abhyantaram avacchindanti tad avacchedanam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript