Arthashastra

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तद् एव निविष्ट पण्यस्य भाण्डस्य हीन प्रतिवर्णकेन अर्घ अपकर्षणे सार भाण्डस्य फल्गु भाण्डेन प्रतिच्छादने च कुर्यात् ॥

The same punishment shall be imposed when the price of the merchandise packed in bags is lowered by showing an inferior sort as its sample or when valuable merchandise is covered over with a layer of an inferior one.

english translation

tad eva niviSTa paNyasya bhANDasya hIna prativarNakena argha apakarSaNe sAra bhANDasya phalgu bhANDena praticchAdane ca kuryAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript