Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c9.212

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c9.212

Adulteration of all kinds was fined heavily. It is described as passing what is inferior and artificial (*asāraṁ kṛitrimaṁ*) for superior and natural; wrongly describing the origin of articles; selling artificial stones described as natural ones (*rāḍhā śobhā tayā yuktam kṛitrimamauktādikam*) or mixing pure with impure things (*upadhiyukta*).

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