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Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.8.4

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.8.4

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Sanskrit

2.8.4

pratibandhaḥ prayogo vyavahāro 'vastāraḥ parihāpaṇam upabhogaḥ parivartanam apahāraś ceti kośakṣayaḥ //

Obstruction (pratibandha), loan (prayóga), trading (vyavahára), fabrication of accounts (avastára), causing the loss of revenue (parihápana), self-enjoyment (upabhóga), barter (parivartana), and defalcation (apahára) are the causes that tend to deplete the treasury.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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