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Arthashastra

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तत्र धर्म उपधा शुद्धान् धर्म स्थीय कण्टक शोधनेषु कर्मसु स्थापयेत्, अर्थ उपधा शुद्धान् समाहर्तृ सम्निधातृ निचय कर्मसु, काम उपधा शुद्धान् बाह्य आभ्यन्तर विहार रक्षासु, भय उपधा शुद्धान् आसन्न कार्येषु राज्ञः ॥

Of these tried ministers, those whose character has been tested under religious allurements shall be employed in civil and criminal courts (dharmasthaníyakantaka sodhaneshu); those whose purity has been tested under monetary allurements shall be employed in the work of a revenue collector and chamberlain; those who have been tried under love-allurements shall be appointed to superintend the pleasure-grounds (vihára) both external and internal; those who have been tested by allurements under fear shall be appointed to immediate service.

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