Arthashastra

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देव पितृ पूजा दान अर्थम्, स्वस्ति वाचनम्, अन्तःपुरम्, महानसम्, दूत प्रावर्तिमम्, कोष्ठ अगारम्, आयुध अगारम्, पण्य गृहम्, कुप्य गृहम्, कर्म अन्तो, विष्टिः, पत्ति अश्व रथ द्विप परिग्रहो, गो मण्डलम्, पशु मृग पक्षि व्याल वाटाः, काष्ठ तृण वाटाश् च इति व्यय शरीरम् ॥

The chanting of auspicious hymns during the worship of gods and ancestors, and on the occasion of giving gifts, the harem, the kitchen, the establishment of messengers, the store-house, the armoury, the warehouse, the store-house of raw materials, manufactories (karmánta), free labourers (vishti), maintenance of infantry, cavalry, chariots, and elephants, herds of cows, the museum of beasts, deer, birds, and snakes, and storage of firewood and fodder constitute the body of expenditure (vyayasaríram).

english translation

deva pitR pUjA dAna artham, svasti vAcanam, antaHpuram, mahAnasam, dUta prAvartimam, koSTha agAram, Ayudha agAram, paNya gRham, kupya gRham, karma anto, viSTiH, patti azva ratha dvipa parigraho, go maNDalam, pazu mRga pakSi vyAla vATAH, kASTha tRNa vATAz ca iti vyaya zarIram ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript