Arthashastra

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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

pratibandhaH prayogo vyavahAro avastAraH parihApaNam upabhogaH parivartanam apahAraz ca iti koza kSayaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript