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पक्वं पक्वम् इव आरामात् फलं राज्याद् अवाप्नुयात् । आत्मच् छेद भयाद् आमं वर्जयेत् कोप कारकम् ॥

Just as fruits are gathered from a garden as often as they become ripe, so revenue shall be collected as often as it becomes ripe. Collection of revenue or of fruits, when unripe, shall never be carried on, lest their source may be injured, causing immense trouble.

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