Arthashastra
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पशु मृग द्रव्य हस्ति वन परिग्रहो वनम् ॥
Game-forests, timber-forests, and elephant-forests are forests.
english translation
pazu mRga dravya hasti vana parigraho vanam ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptगो महिषम् अज अविकं खर उष्त्रम् अश्व अश्वतरं च व्रजः ॥
Cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep, asses, camels, horses, and mules come under the head of herds.
english translation
go mahiSam aja avikaM khara uStram azva azvataraM ca vrajaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस्थल पथो वारि पथश् च वणिक् पथः ॥
Land and water ways are the roads of traffic.
english translation
sthala patho vAri pathaz ca vaNik pathaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइत्य् आय शरीरम् ॥
All these form the body of income (áyasaríram).
english translation
ity Aya zarIram ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमूल्यं भागो व्याजी परिघः क्ल्प्तम्(क्लृप्तम्) रूपिकम् अत्ययश् च आय मुखम् ॥
Capital (múla), share (bhága), premia (vyáji), parigha (?) fixed taxes (klripta), premia on coins (rúpika), and fixed fines (atyaya) are the several forms of revenue (áyamukha, i.e., the mouth from which income is to issue).
english translation
mUlyaM bhAgo vyAjI parighaH klptam(klRptam) rUpikam atyayaz ca Aya mukham ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript