Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.25.1

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.25.1

Language: Sanskrit

2.25.1

surādhyakṣaḥ surākiṇvavyavahārān durge janapade skandhāvāre vā tajjātasurākiṇvavyavahāribhiḥ kārayed, ekamukham anekamukhaṃ vā vikrayakrayavaśena vā //

BY employing such men as are acquainted with the manufacture of liquor and ferments (kinva), the Superintendent of Liquor shall carry on liquor-traffic not only in forts and country parts, but also in camps.
R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

In accordance with the requirements of demand and supply (krayavikrayavasena) he may either centralize or decentralize the sale of liquor.
R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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Translations (1)

Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English

Commentaries (4)

Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit