Manusmriti

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आगमं निर्गमं स्थानं तथा वृद्धिक्षयावुभौ । विचार्य सर्वपण्यानां कारयेत् क्रयविक्रयौ ॥ ४०१ ॥

sanskrit

Let (the king) fix (the rates for) the purchase and sale of all marketable goods, having (duly) considered whence they come, whither they go, how long they have been kept, the (probable) profit and the (probable) outlay.

english translation

AgamaM nirgamaM sthAnaM tathA vRddhikSayAvubhau | vicArya sarvapaNyAnAM kArayet krayavikrayau || 401 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript