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# Skandapurana 16.255.15

Skandapurāṇa 16.255.15

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [16.255.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.255.15)

daśasūnāsamaścakrī daśacakrisamo dhvajī ..  
daśadhvaji samā veśyā daśaveśyāsamo nṛpaḥ .. 15 ..

> An oilman is equal to ten slaughterhouses; a tavern-keeper is equal to ten oilmen; / a courtesan is equal to ten tavern-keepers; a king is equal to ten courtesans.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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