Arthashastra

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कुप्य अध्यक्षो द्रव्य वन पालैः कुप्यम् आनाययेत् ॥

THE Superintendent of Forest Produce shall collect timber and other products of forests by employing those who guard productive forests.

english translation

kupya adhyakSo dravya vana pAlaiH kupyam AnAyayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्रव्य वन कर्म अन्तांश् च प्रयोजयेत् ॥

He shall not only start productive works in forests, but also fix adequate fines.

english translation

dravya vana karma antAMz ca prayojayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्रव्य वनच् छिद्रां च देयम् अत्ययं च स्थापयेद् अन्यत्र आपद्भ्यः ॥

and compensations to be levied from those who cause any damage to productive forests except in calamities.

english translation

dravya vanac chidrAM ca deyam atyayaM ca sthApayed anyatra ApadbhyaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कुप्य वर्गः - शाक तिनिश धन्वन अर्जुन मधूक तिलक साल शिंशपा अरिमेद राज अदन शिरीष खदिर सरल ताल सर्ज अश्व कर्ण सोम वल्क कुश आम्र प्रियक धव आदिः सार दारु वर्गः ॥

The following are forest products. Sáka (teak), tinisa (Dalbergia Ougeinensis), dhanvana (?), arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna), madhúka (Bassia Latifolia), tilaka (Barleria Cristata), tála (palmyra), simsúpa (Dalbergia Sissu), arimeda (Fetid Mimosa), rájádana (Mimosops Kauki), sirisha (Mimosa Sirísha), khadira (Mimosa Catechu), sarala (Pinus Longifolia), tálasarja (sal tree or Shorea Robesta), asvakarna (Vatica Robesta), somavalka (a kind of white khadíra), kasámra (?), priyaka (yellow sal tree), dhava (Mimosa Hexandra), etc., are the trees of strong timber (sáradáruvarga).

english translation

kupya vargaH - zAka tiniza dhanvana arjuna madhUka tilaka sAla ziMzapA arimeda rAja adana zirISa khadira sarala tAla sarja azva karNa soma valka kuza Amra priyaka dhava AdiH sAra dAru vargaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उटज चिमिय चाप वेणु वंश सातिन कण्टक भाल्लूक आदिर् वेणु वर्गः ॥

Utaja, Chimiya, Chava, Vénu, Vamsa, Sátina, Kantaka, and Bhállúka, etc., form the group of bamboo.

english translation

uTaja cimiya cApa veNu vaMza sAtina kaNTaka bhAllUka Adir veNu vargaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript