The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c21.60

v1.c21.60

² An exception in the case of treasure-trove is made in the case of a priest being the finder, and 'some' say that anybody who finds it gets one sixth. In the rules for taxes, if the stock is cattle or gold the tax according to 'some' is one fiftieth and if it is merchandise one twentieth, while one sixtieth is the tax on roots, fruits, flowers, herbs, honey, meat, grass, and firewood (Gaut., x, 25 f.).