Arthashastra

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भिक्षुकी प्रतिषेधे द्वाह्स्थ परम्परा माता पितृ व्यञ्जनाः शिल्प कारिकाः कुशीलवा दास्यो वा गीत पाठ्य वाद्य भाण्ड गूढ लेख्य संज्ञाभिर् वा चारं निर्हरेयुः ॥

If a mendicant woman is stopped at the entrance, the line of door-keepers., spies under the guise of father and mother (mátápitri vyanjanáh), women artisans, court-bards, or prostitutes shall, under the pretext of taking in musical instruments, or through cipher-writing (gudhalekhya), or by means of signs, convey the information to its destined place (cháram nirhareyuh.)

english translation

bhikSukI pratiSedhe dvAhstha paramparA mAtA pitR vyaJjanAH zilpa kArikAH kuzIlavA dAsyo vA gIta pAThya vAdya bhANDa gUDha lekhya saMjJAbhir vA cAraM nirhareyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript