Arthashastra
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कणिका दास कर्म कर सूप काराणाम्, अतो अन्यद् औदनिक अपूपिकेभ्यः प्रयच्छेत् ॥
Bran and flour (kánika) may be given to slaves, labourers, and cooks. The surplus of the above may be given to those who prepare cooked rice, and rice-cakes.
english translation
kaNikA dAsa karma kara sUpa kArANAm, ato anyad audanika apUpikebhyaH prayacchet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतुला मान भाण्डं रोचनी दृषन् मुसल उलूखल कुट्टक रोचक यन्त्र पत्त्रक शूर्प चालनिक अकण्डोली पिटक सम्मार्जन्यश् च उपकरणानि ॥
The weighing balance, weights, measures, mill-stone (rochani), pestle, mortar, wooden contrivances for pounding rice, etc., (kuttakayantra), contrivances for splitting seeds into pieces (rochakayantra), winnowing fans, sieves (chálani) grain-baskets (kandoli), boxes, and brooms are the necessary instruments.
english translation
tulA mAna bhANDaM rocanI dRSan musala ulUkhala kuTTaka rocaka yantra pattraka zUrpa cAlanika akaNDolI piTaka sammArjanyaz ca upakaraNAni ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमार्जक रक्षक धरक मायक मापक दायक दापक शलाक अप्रतिग्राहक दास कर्म कर वर्गश् च विष्टिः ॥
Sweepers; preservers; those who weigh things (dharaka); those who measure grains, etc.; those who supervise the work of measuring grains (mápaka); those who supervise the supply of commodities to the store-house (dápaka); those who supply commodities (dáyaka); those who are employed to receive compensation for any real or supposed error in measuring grains, etc. (sálákáipratigráhaka); slaves; and labourers;—all these are called vishti.
english translation
mArjaka rakSaka dharaka mAyaka mApaka dAyaka dApaka zalAka apratigrAhaka dAsa karma kara vargaz ca viSTiH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptउच्चैर् धान्यस्य निक्षेपो मूताः क्षारस्य संहताः । मृत् काष्ठ कोष्ठाः स्नेहस्य पृथिवी लवणस्य च ॥
Grains are heaped up on the floor; jaggory (kshára) is bound round in grass-rope (múta); oils are kept in earthenware or wooden vessels; and salt is heaped up on the surface of the ground.
english translation
uccair dhAnyasya nikSepo mUtAH kSArasya saMhatAH । mRt kASTha koSThAH snehasya pRthivI lavaNasya ca ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript