Arthashastra
चतुर् अश्रां वापीम् अन्-उदक उपस्नेहां खानयित्वा पृथु शिलाभिर् उभयतः पार्श्वं मूलं च प्रचित्य सार दारु पञ्जरं भूमि समं त्रि तलम् अनेक विधानं कुट्टिम देश स्थान तलम् एक द्वारं यन्त्र युक्त सोपानं भूमि गृहं कारयेत् ॥
Having dug up a square well not too deep to be moist with water, having paved both the bottom and the sides with slabs of stone, he shall, by using strong timber, construct in that well a cage-like under-ground chamber of three stories high, the top-most being on a level with the surface of the ground, with many compartments of various design, with floor plastered with small stones, with one door, with a movable staircase, and solemnised with the presence of the guardian deity.
english translation
catur azrAM vApIm an-udaka upasnehAM khAnayitvA pRthu zilAbhir ubhayataH pArzvaM mUlaM ca pracitya sAra dAru paJjaraM bhUmi samaM tri talam aneka vidhAnaM kuTTima deza sthAna talam eka dvAraM yantra yukta sopAnaM bhUmi gRhaM kArayet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript1.
जन पद निवेश
Formation Of Villages
2.
बंजर भूमिका उपयोग
Disposal of agricultural land
3.
किलों का निर्माण
Construction Of Forts
4.
दुर्ग (किले) बनाने का विधान
Buildings Within The Fort
राजकीय वस्तु
The Duties Of The Chamberlain
6.
समाहर्ता (कलक्टर) के कार्य
The Business Of Collection Of Revenue By The Collector-General
7.
लेखा कार्यालय में खातों को बनाए रखने का काम
The Business Of Keeping Up Accounts In The Office Of Accountants
8.
आय-व्यय का स्थान
Detection Of What Is Embezzled By Government Servants Out Of State Revenue
9.
छोटे २ कर्मचारियों पर अध्यक्ष
Examination Of The Conduct Of Government Servants
10.
शासनाधिकार
Governance
11.
कोश में प्रवेश करने योग्य रत्नों की परीक्षा
Examination Of Gems That Are To Be Entered Into The Treasury
12.
खानों का वर्णन
Conducting Mining Operations And Manufacture
13.
सुवर्णाध्यक्ष का कार्य
Superintendent Of Gold In The Goldsmith's Office
14.
सराफे के बाजार का प्रबंध
Management of the goldsmith's market
15.
कोष्ठागाराध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Storehouse
16.
पण्याध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Storehouse
17.
कुप्याध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Forest Produce
18.
आयुधागाराध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of The Armoury
19.
तोल माप का संशोधन पौत्वाध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Weights And Measures
20.
देश और काल का परिमाण
Measurement Of Country And Time
21.
शुल्काध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Tolls
22.
टोल-शुल्क का विनियमन
Regulation Of Toll-Dues
23.
सूत्राध्यक्ष
Superintendent Of Weaving
24.
सीताध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Agriculture
25.
सुराध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Liquor
26.
सूनाध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Slaughter-House
27.
गणिकाध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Prostitutes
28.
नात्राध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Ships
29.
गोऽध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Cows
30.
अश्वाध्यत
The Superintendent Of Horses
31.
हम्त्यध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Elephants
32.
महावत
Training Of Elephants
33.
रथ, पैदल सेनाध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Chariots; The Superintendent Of Infantry And The Duty Of The Commander-In-Chief
34.
मुद्राध्यक्ष
The Superintendent Of Passports
35.
समाहर्ता
The Duty Of Revenue-Collectors; Spies In The Guise Of Householders, Merchants And Ascetics
36.
नागरिक
The Duty Of A City Superintendent
चतुर् अश्रां वापीम् अन्-उदक उपस्नेहां खानयित्वा पृथु शिलाभिर् उभयतः पार्श्वं मूलं च प्रचित्य सार दारु पञ्जरं भूमि समं त्रि तलम् अनेक विधानं कुट्टिम देश स्थान तलम् एक द्वारं यन्त्र युक्त सोपानं भूमि गृहं कारयेत् ॥
Having dug up a square well not too deep to be moist with water, having paved both the bottom and the sides with slabs of stone, he shall, by using strong timber, construct in that well a cage-like under-ground chamber of three stories high, the top-most being on a level with the surface of the ground, with many compartments of various design, with floor plastered with small stones, with one door, with a movable staircase, and solemnised with the presence of the guardian deity.
english translation
catur azrAM vApIm an-udaka upasnehAM khAnayitvA pRthu zilAbhir ubhayataH pArzvaM mUlaM ca pracitya sAra dAru paJjaraM bhUmi samaM tri talam aneka vidhAnaM kuTTima deza sthAna talam eka dvAraM yantra yukta sopAnaM bhUmi gRhaM kArayet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript