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बाह्यम् आभ्यन्तरं च आतिथ्यम् ॥
PTER XXII. REGULATION OF TOLL-DUES. MERCHANDISE, external (báhyam, i.e., arriving from country parts), internal (ábhyantaram, i.e., manufactured inside forts),
english translation
निष्क्राम्यं प्रवेश्यं च शुल्कम् ॥
or foreign (átithyani, i.e., imported from foreign countries) shall all be liable to the payment of toll alike when exported (nishkrámya) and imported (pravésyam).
english translation
प्रवेश्यानां मूल्य पञ्च भागः ॥
Imported commodities shall pay 1/5th of their value as toll.
english translation
पुष्प फल शाक मूल कन्द वाल्लिक्य बीज शुष्क मत्स्य मांसानां षड् भागं गृह्णीयात् ॥
Of flower, fruit, vegetables (sáka), roots (múla), bulbous roots (kanda), pallikya (?), seeds, dried fish, and dried meat, the superintendent shall receive 1/6th as toll.
english translation
शङ्ख वज्र मणि मुक्ता प्रवाल हाराणां तज् जात पुरुषैः कारयेत् कृत कर्म प्रमाण काल वेतन फल निष्पत्तिभिः ॥
As regards conch-shells, diamonds, precious stones, pearls, corals, and necklaces, experts acquainted with the time, cost, and finish of the production of such articles shall fix the amount of toll.
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