Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c8.8

c8.8

Treasury. The next vital factor of the State is the strength of its Treasury (*kośasampat*) built upon the basis of a sound and just system of taxation (*dharmādhigataḥ*), abundance of gold and silver, precious stones and gold coins (*hiraṇya*), so as to be able to sustain the country against calamities of long duration such as famines and the like (*dīrghāmapyāpadamanāyatīṁ saheteti kośasampat*) [VI. I].