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 Sanscriptस 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 Sanscriptद्वादश 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 Sanscriptकूट 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 Sanscriptविवीत अध्यक्षो मुद्रां पश्येत् ॥
The superintendent of pasture lands shall examine passes.
english translation
vivIta adhyakSo mudrAM pazyet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript