Arthashastra

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पुरस्ताद् एवं विहितम् इत्य् अतिक्रान्त अवेष्कणम् ॥

The statement that it has been already spoken of is reference to a previous portion:

english translation

purastAd evaM vihitam ity atikrAnta aveSkaNam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript