Arthashastra

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आयुध अगार अध्यक्षः सांग्रामिकं दौर्गकर्मिकं पर पुर अभिघातिकं च यन्त्रम् आयुधम् आवरणम् उपकरणं च तज् जात कारु शिल्पिभिः कृत कर्म प्रमाण काल वेतन फल निष्पत्तिभिः कारयेत्, स्व भूमिषु च स्थापयेत् ॥

THE Superintendent of the Armoury shall employ experienced workmen of tried ability to manufacture in a given time and for fixed wages wheels, weapons, mail armour, and other accessory instruments for use in battles, in the construction or defence of forts, or in destroying the cities or strongholds of enemies.

english translation

Ayudha agAra adhyakSaH sAMgrAmikaM daurgakarmikaM para pura abhighAtikaM ca yantram Ayudham AvaraNam upakaraNaM ca taj jAta kAru zilpibhiH kRta karma pramANa kAla vetana phala niSpattibhiH kArayet, sva bhUmiSu ca sthApayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript