Arthashastra
जन पद मूला दुर्ग कोश दण्ड सेतु वार्त्ता आरम्भाः ॥
for forts, finance, and the army depend upon the people; likewise buildings, trade, agricu1ture, cattle-rearing, bravery, stability, power, and abundance (of things).
english translation
jana pada mUlA durga koza daNDa setu vArttA ArambhAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript