The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 2.5.103

2.5.103

nārada uvāca |
kaccidabhyāgatā dūrādvaṇijo lābhakāraṇāt |
yathoktamavahāryante śulkaṃ śulkopajīvibhiḥ || 103 ||

"Vaisampayana continued,--The great ascetic Narada, having answered Yudhishthira thus, again asked that just ruler,-"Do the officers of thy government, O king, that are paid from the taxes levied on the community, take only their just dues from the merchants that come to thy territories from distant lands impelled by the desire of gain? Are the merchants, O king, treated with consideration in thy capital and kingdom, capable of bringing their goods thither without being deceived by the false pretexts of (both the buyers and the officers of government)?