Arthashastra

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प्रवृत्त हिंसानाम् अपरिगृहीतानां षड् भागं गृह्णीयात्, मत्स्य पक्षिणां दश भागं वा अधिकम्, मृग पशूनां शुल्कं वा अधिकम् ॥

Of beasts of prey that have been captured, the Superintendent shall take one-sixth; of fish and birds (of similar nature), he shall take one-tenth or more than one-tenth; and of deer and other beasts (mrigapasu), one-tenth or more than one-tenth as toll.

english translation

pravRtta hiMsAnAm aparigRhItAnAM SaD bhAgaM gRhNIyAt, matsya pakSiNAM daza bhAgaM vA adhikam, mRga pazUnAM zulkaM vA adhikam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript