Arthashastra

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सुरा अध्यक्षः सुरा किण्व व्यवहारान् दुर्गे जन पदे स्कन्ध आवारे वा तज् जात सुरा किण्व व्यवहारिभिः कारयेद्, एक मुखम् अनेक मुखं वा विक्रय क्रय वशेन वा ॥

BY employing such men as are acquainted with the manufacture of liquor and ferments (kinva), the Superintendent of Liquor shall carry on liquor-traffic not only in forts and country parts, but also in camps. In accordance with the requirements of demand and supply (krayavikrayavasena) he may either centralize or decentralize the sale of liquor.

english translation

surA adhyakSaH surA kiNva vyavahArAn durge jana pade skandha AvAre vA taj jAta surA kiNva vyavahAribhiH kArayed, eka mukham aneka mukhaM vA vikraya kraya vazena vA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript