Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.25.40

2.25.40

ahnaś ca vikrayaṃ jñātvā vyājīṃ mānahiraṇyayoḥ /
tathā vaidharaṇaṃ kuryād ucitaṃ cānuvartayet //E

Having ascertained the day's sale of the above kinds of liquor, the difference of royal and public measures (mánavyáji), and the excessive amount of sale proceeds realised thereby, the Superintendent shall fix the amount of compensation (vaidharana) due to the king (from local or foreign merchants for entailing loss on the king's liquor traffic) and shall always adopt the best course.