Arthashastra

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पिण्ड करः षड् भागः सेना भक्तं बलिः कर उत्सङ्गः पार्श्वं पारिहीणिकम् औपायनिकं कौष्ठेयकं च राष्ट्रम् ॥

The taxes that are fixed (pindakara), taxes that are paid in the form of one-sixth of produce (shadbhága), provision paid (by the people) for the army (senábhakta), taxes that are levied for religious purposes (bali), taxes or subsidies that are paid by vassal kings and others (kara), taxes that are specially collected on the occasion of the birth of a prince (utsanga), taxes that are collected when there is some margin left for such collection (pársva), compensation levied in the shape of grains for any damage done by cattle to crops (párihínaka), presentation made to the king, (aupáyanika), and taxes that are levied on lands below tanks, lakes, etc., built by the king (Kaushtheyaka),--all these come under the head „Ráshtra.‟

english translation

piNDa karaH SaD bhAgaH senA bhaktaM baliH kara utsaGgaH pArzvaM pArihINikam aupAyanikaM kauSTheyakaM ca rASTram ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript