Arthashastra

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मुद्रा अध्यक्षो मुद्रां माषकेण दद्यात् ॥

THE Superintendent of Passports shall issue passes at the rate of a masha per pass.

english translation

mudrA adhyakSo mudrAM mASakeNa dadyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स मुद्रो जन पदं प्रवेष्टुं निष्क्रमितुं वा लभेत ॥

Whoever is provided with a pass shall be at liberty to enter into, or go out of, the country.

english translation

sa mudro jana padaM praveSTuM niSkramituM vA labheta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

द्वादश पणम् अमुद्रो जानपदो दद्यात् ॥

Whoever, being a native of the country enters into or goes out of the country without a pass shall be fined 12 panas.

english translation

dvAdaza paNam amudro jAnapado dadyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कूट मुद्रायां पूर्वः साहस दण्डः तिरो जन पदस्य उत्तमः ॥

He shall be punished with the first amercement for producing a false pass. A foreigner guilty of the same offence shall be punished with the highest amercement.

english translation

kUTa mudrAyAM pUrvaH sAhasa daNDaH tiro jana padasya uttamaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विवीत अध्यक्षो मुद्रां पश्येत् ॥

The superintendent of pasture lands shall examine passes.

english translation

vivIta adhyakSo mudrAM pazyet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript