Arthashastra

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संसिद्धे तु उद्धृत पण्ये सन्नस्य तदानीम् एव प्रत्यंशं दद्युः ॥

But when commodities are being manufactured, wages shall be paid out according to the amount of work turned out.

english translation

saMsiddhe tu uddhRta paNye sannasya tadAnIm eva pratyaMzaM dadyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सामान्या हि पथि सिद्धिश् च असिद्धिश् च ॥

for such payment does not affect the favourable or unfavourable results on the way (i.e., in the sale of merchandise by peddlars).

english translation

sAmAnyA hi pathi siddhiz ca asiddhiz ca ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रक्रान्ते तु कर्मणि स्वस्थस्य अपक्रामतो द्वादश पणो दण्डः ॥

A healthy person who deserts his company after work has been begun shall be fined 12 panas.

english translation

prakrAnte tu karmaNi svasthasya apakrAmato dvAdaza paNo daNDaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

न च प्राकाम्यम् अपक्रमणे ॥

for none shall, of his own accord, leave his company.

english translation

na ca prAkAmyam apakramaNe ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

चोरं त्व् अभय पूर्वं कर्मणः प्रत्यंशेन ग्राहयेद्, दद्यात् प्रत्यंशम् अभयं च ॥

Any person who is found to have neglected his share of work by stealth shall be shown mercy (abhayam) for the first time and given a proportional quantity of work anew with promise of proportional share of earnings as well.

english translation

coraM tv abhaya pUrvaM karmaNaH pratyaMzena grAhayed, dadyAt pratyaMzam abhayaM ca ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript