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स्थानच् छत्र वेष्टन विभूषाश् च एषां हिरण्येन प्रयच्छेत् ॥
He should provide them with seats, umbrellas, coverings, and ornaments in exchange for gold.
english translation
पाषण्ड संघ द्रव्यम् अश्रोत्रिय उपभोग्यं देव द्रव्यं वा कृत्य कराः प्रेतस्य दग्ध गृहस्य वा हस्ते न्यस्तम् इत्य् उपहरेयुः ॥
Spies, under the guise of sorcerers, shall, under the pretence of ensuring safety, carry away the money, not only of the society of heretics and of temples, but also of a dead man and of a man whose house is burnt, provided that it is not enjoyable by Bráhmans.
english translation
देवता अध्यक्षो दुर्ग राष्ट्र देवतानां यथा स्वम् एकस्थं कोशं कुर्यात्, तथैव च उपहरेत् ॥
The Superintendent of Religious Institutions may collect in one place the various kinds of property of the gods of fortified cities and country parts and carry away the property (to the king's treasury).
english translation
दैवत चैत्यं सिद्ध पुण्य स्थानम् औपपादिकं वा रात्राव् उत्थाप्य यात्रा समाजाभ्याम् आजीवेत् ॥
Or having on some night set up a god or an altar, or having opened a sacred place of ascetics or having pointed out an evil omen, the king may collect subsistence under the pretence of holding processions and congregations (to avert calamities).
english translation
चैत्य उपवन वृक्षेण वा देवता अभिगमनम् अनार्तव पुष्प फल युक्तेन ख्यापयेत् ॥
Or else he shall proclaim the arrival of gods, by pointing out to the people any of the sacred trees in the king's garden which has produced untimely flowers and fruits.
english translation