Arthashastra

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इष्व् अस्त्र प्रहरण आवरण उपकरण कल्पनाः सारथि रथिक रथ्यानां च कर्मस्व् आयोगं विद्यात्, आ कर्मभ्यश् च भक्त वेतनं भृतानाम् अभृतानां च योग्या रक्षा अनुष्ठानम् अर्थ मान कर्म च ॥

He shall also examine the efficiency in the training of troops in shooting arrows, in hurling clubs and cudgels, in wearing mail armour, in equipment, in charioteering, in fighting seated on a chariot, and in controlling chariot horses. He shall also attend to the accounts of provision and wages paid to those who are either permanently or temporarily employed (to prepare chariots and other things). Also he shall take steps to maintain the employed contented and happy by adequate reward (yogyarakshanushthánam), and ascertain the distance of roads.

english translation

iSv astra praharaNa AvaraNa upakaraNa kalpanAH sArathi rathika rathyAnAM ca karmasv AyogaM vidyAt, A karmabhyaz ca bhakta vetanaM bhRtAnAm abhRtAnAM ca yogyA rakSA anuSThAnam artha mAna karma ca ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript