Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.2.1
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.2.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.2.1
saṃsthādhyakṣaḥ paṇyasaṃsthāyāṃ purāṇabhāṇḍānāṃ svakaraṇaviśuddhānām ādhānaṃ vikrayaṃ vā sthāpayet //
THE Superintendent of Commerce shall allow the sale or mortgage of any old commodities (purána bhándanám) only when the seller or mortgagor of such articles proves his ownership of the same. With a view to prevent deception, he shall also supervise weights and measures.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (5)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — Gaṇapatisāstrin, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Trade and Trade Routes in Ancient India — Moti Chandra, English