Manusmriti

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यथाऽल्पाल्पमदन्त्याद्यं वार्योकोवत्सषट्पदाः । तथाऽल्पाल्पो ग्रहीतव्यो राष्ट्राद् राज्ञाब्दिकः करः ॥ १२९ ॥

sanskrit

As the leech, the calf, and the bee take their food little by little, even so must the king draw from his realm moderate annual taxes.

english translation

yathA'lpAlpamadantyAdyaM vAryokovatsaSaTpadAH | tathA'lpAlpo grahItavyo rASTrAd rAjJAbdikaH karaH || 129 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript