Arthashastra

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गृहीतान् समाहर्ता पौर जानपदानां दर्शयेत् "चोर ग्रहणीं विद्याम् अधीते राजा, तस्य उपदेशाद् इमे चोरा गृहीताः, भूयश् च ग्रहीष्यामि, वारयितव्यो वः स्व जनः पाप आचारह्" इति ॥

The Collector-general shall exhibit these arrested robbers and announce to the public that their arrest is due to the instructions obtained from the king who has learnt the divine art of catching robbers: „I shall similarly catch hold of other robbers again and again, and you, people, ought to prevent any one of your own kinsmen from his wicked deeds.‟

english translation

gRhItAn samAhartA paura jAnapadAnAM darzayet "cora grahaNIM vidyAm adhIte rAjA, tasya upadezAd ime corA gRhItAH, bhUyaz ca grahISyAmi, vArayitavyo vaH sva janaH pApa AcArah" iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript