Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

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    Kātyāyana Smṛti

    Chapter 56

    Kātyāyana

    [sambhūyasamutthānam]

    samavetās tu ye kecic śalpino vaṇijo 'pi vā /

    avibhajya pṛthagbhūtaiḥ prāptaṃ tatra phalaṃ samam // K_624 //

    bhāṇḍapiṇḍavyayoddhāra- bhārasārārthavīkṣaṇam /

    kuryus te 'vyabhicāreṇa samayena vyavasthitāḥ // K_625 //

    prayogaṃ kurvate ye tu hemadhānyarasādinā /

    samanyūnādhikair aṃśair lābhas teṣāṃ tathāvidhaḥ // K_626 //

    bahūnāṃ saṃmato yas tu dadyād eko dhanaṃ naraḥ /

    ṛṇaṃ ca kārayed vāpi sarvair eva kṛtaṃ bhavet // K_627 //

    jñātisaṃbandhisuhṛdām ṛṇaṃ deyaṃ sabandhakam /

    anyeṣāṃ lagnakopetaṃ lekhyasākṣiyutaṃ tathā // K_628 //

    svecchādeyaṃ hiraṇyaṃ tu rasā dhānyaṃ ca sāvidhi /

    deśasthityā pradātavyaṃ grahītavyaṃ tathaiva ca // K_629 //

    samavetais tu yad dattaṃ prārthanīyaṃ tathaiva tat /

    na ca yāceta yaḥ kaścil lābhāt sa parihīyate // K_630 //

    corataḥ salilād agner dravyaṃ yas tu samāharet /

    tasyāṃśo daśamo deyaḥ sarvavādeṣv ayaṃ vidhiḥ // K_631 //

    śikṣakābhijñakuśalā ācāryaś ceti śilpinaḥ /

    ekadvitricaturbhāgān hareyus te yathottaram // K_632 //

    pararāṣṭrād dhanaṃ yat syāc cauraiḥ svāmyājñayāhṛtam /

    rājño daśāṃśam uddhṛtya vibhajeran yathāvidhi // K_633 //

    corāṇāṃ mukhyabhūtas tu caturo 'ṃśāṃs tato haret /

    śūro 'ṃśāṃs trīn samartho dvau śoṣās tv ekaikam eva ca // K_634 //

    teṣāṃ cet prasṛtānāṃ yo grahaṇaṃ samavāpnuyāt /

    tanmokṣaṇārthaṃ yad dattaṃ vaheyus te yathāṃśataḥ // K_635 //

    nartakānām eṣa eva dharmaḥ sadbhir udāhṛtaḥ /

    tālajño labhate hy ardhaṃ gāyanās tu samāṃśinaḥ /

    pramukhā dvyaṃśam arhanti so 'yaṃ saṃbhūya kurvatām // K_636 //

    vaṇijāṃ karṣakāṇāṃ ca corāṇāṃ śilpināṃ tathā /

    aniyamyāṃśakartṝṇāṃ sarveṣām eṣa nirṇayaḥ // K_637 //