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कोश पूर्वाः सर्व आरम्भाः ॥
ALL undertakings depend upon finance.
english translation
तस्मात् पूर्वं कोशम् अवेक्षेत ॥
Hence foremost attention shall be paid to the treasury.
english translation
प्रचार समृद्धिश् चरित्र अनुग्रहश् चोर निग्रहो युक्त प्रतिषेधः सस्य सम्पत् पण्य बाहुल्यम् उपसर्ग प्रमोक्षः परिहार क्षयो हिरण्य उपायनम् इति कोश वृद्धिः ॥
Public prosperity (prachárasamriddhih), rewards for good conduct (charitránugrahah), capture of thieves, dispensing with (the service of too many) government servants, abundance of harvest, prosperity of commerce, absence of troubles and calamities (upasargapramokshah), diminution of remission of taxes, and income in gold (hiranyópáyanam) are all conducive to financial prosperity.
english translation
प्रतिबन्धः प्रयोगो व्यवहारो अवस्तारः परिहापणम् उपभोगः परिवर्तनम् अपहारश् च इति कोश क्षयः ॥
Obstruction (pratibandha), loan (prayóga), trading (vyavahára), fabrication of accounts (avastára), causing the loss of revenue (parihápana), self-enjoyment (upabhóga), barter (parivartana), and defalcation (apahára) are the causes that tend to deplete the treasury.
english translation
सिद्धीनाम् असाधनम् अनवतारणम् अप्रवेशनं वा प्रतिबन्धः ॥
Failure to start an undertaking or to realise its results, or to credit its profits (to the treasury) is known as obstruction.
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