पर विषये तु पण्य प्रतिपण्ययोर् अर्घं मूल्यं च आगमय्य शुल्क वर्तन्या आतिवाहिक गुल्मतर देय भक्त भाग व्यय शुद्धम् उदयं पश्येत् ॥
Having ascertained the value of local produce as compared with that of foreign produce that can be obtained in barter, the superintendent will find out (by calculation) whether there is any margin left for profit after meeting the payments (to the foreign king) such as the toll (sulka), road-cess (vartaní), conveyance-cess (átiváhika), tax payable at military stations (gulmadeya), ferry-charges (taradeya), subsistence to the merchant and his followers (bhakta), and the portion of merchandise payable to the foreign king (bhága).
पर विषये तु पण्य प्रतिपण्ययोर् अर्घं मूल्यं च आगमय्य शुल्क वर्तन्या आतिवाहिक गुल्मतर देय भक्त भाग व्यय शुद्धम् उदयं पश्येत् ॥
Having ascertained the value of local produce as compared with that of foreign produce that can be obtained in barter, the superintendent will find out (by calculation) whether there is any margin left for profit after meeting the payments (to the foreign king) such as the toll (sulka), road-cess (vartaní), conveyance-cess (átiváhika), tax payable at military stations (gulmadeya), ferry-charges (taradeya), subsistence to the merchant and his followers (bhakta), and the portion of merchandise payable to the foreign king (bhága).