Manusmriti

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प्रणष्टस्वामिकं रिक्थं राजा त्र्यब्दं निधापयेत् । अर्वाक् त्र्यब्दाद्द् हरेत् स्वामी परेण नृपतिर्हरेत् ॥ ३० ॥

sanskrit

Property, the owner of which has disappeared, the king shall cause to be kept as a deposit during three years; within the period of three years the owner may claim it, after (that term) the king may take it.

english translation

praNaSTasvAmikaM rikthaM rAjA tryabdaM nidhApayet | arvAk tryabdAdd haret svAmI pareNa nRpatirharet || 30 ||

hk transliteration