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तस्माद् आप्त पुरुॡअ अधिष्ठितः सम्निधाता निचयान् अनुतिष्ठेत् ॥

Hence assisted by trustworthy persons, the chamberlain shall attend to the business of revenue collection.

english translation

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/5/22

बाह्यम् अभ्यन्तरं चायं विद्याद् वर्ष शताद् अपि । यथा पृष्टो न सज्जेत व्यये शेषे च संचये ॥

He shall have so thorough a knowledge of both external and internal incomes running even for a hundred years that, when questioned, he can point out without hesitation the exact amount of net balance that remains after expenditure has been met with.

english translation

Chapter 6

Verses 1-5