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कारु शिल्पिनो विंशति शतिकाः ॥

Artisans and carpenters, 120.

english translation

चतुष्पद द्विपद परिचारक पारिकर्मिक औपस्थायिक पालक विष्टि बन्धकाः षष्टि वेतनाः, आर्य युक्त आरोहक माणवक शैल खनकाः सर्व पस्थायिनश् च ॥

Servants in charge of quadrupeds and bipeds, workmen doing miscellaneous work, attendants upon the royal person, body-guards, and the procurer of free labourers shall receive a salary of 60 panas. The honourable play-mate of the king (áryayukta), the elephant-driver, the sorcerer (manavaka), miners of mountains (sailakhanaka), all kinds of attendants.

english translation

आचार्या विद्यावन्तश् च पूजा वेतनानि यथा अर्हं लभेरन् पञ्च शत अवरं सहस्र परम् ॥

teachers, and learned men shall have honorarium ranging from 500 to 1,000 (panas) according to their merit.

english translation

दश पणिको योजने दूतो मध्यमः, दश उत्तरे द्वि गुण वेतन आ योजन शताद् इति ॥

A messenger of middle quality shall receive 10 panas for each yojana he travels; and twice as much when he travels from 10 to 100 yojanas.

english translation

समान विद्येभ्यस् त्रि गुण वेतनो राजा राज सूय आदिषु क्रतुषु ॥

Whoever represents the king in the rájasúya and other sacrifices shall get three times as much as is paid to others who are equal to him in learning.

english translation