Manusmriti
यथा फलेन युज्येत राजा कर्ता च कर्मणाम्। तथा-अवेक्ष्य नृपो राष्ट्र कल्पयेत् सततं करान् ॥ ७-१२८ ॥
After (due) consideration the king shall always fix in his realm the duties and taxes in such a manner that both he himself and the man who does the work receive (their due) reward.
english translation
yathA phalena yujyeta rAjA kartA ca karmaNAm| tathA-avekSya nRpo rASTra kalpayet satataM karAn || 7-128 ||
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयथा फलेन युज्येत राजा कर्ता च कर्मणाम्। तथा-अवेक्ष्य नृपो राष्ट्र कल्पयेत् सततं करान् ॥ ७-१२८ ॥
After (due) consideration the king shall always fix in his realm the duties and taxes in such a manner that both he himself and the man who does the work receive (their due) reward.
english translation
yathA phalena yujyeta rAjA kartA ca karmaNAm| tathA-avekSya nRpo rASTra kalpayet satataM karAn || 7-128 ||
hk transliteration by Sanscript