Arthashastra

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सुवर्ण काराणाम् अशुचि हस्ताद् रूप्यं सुवर्णम् अनाख्याय सरूपं क्रीणतां द्वादशपणो दण्डः, विरूपं चतुर् विंशति पणः, चोर हस्ताद् अष्ट चत्वारिंशत् पणः ॥

Goldsmiths who, without giving information (to the government), purchase from unclean hands silver or golden articles without changing the form of the articles shall be fined 12 panas; if they do the same changing the form of the articles (i.e., melting), they shall be fined 24 panas; if they purchase the same from the hands of a thief, they shall be fined 48 panas.

english translation

suvarNa kArANAm azuci hastAd rUpyaM suvarNam anAkhyAya sarUpaM krINatAM dvAdazapaNo daNDaH, virUpaM catur viMzati paNaH, cora hastAd aSTa catvAriMzat paNaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript