Chapter 1 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 1.25

सत्संग्रहानुग्रहणे स्थानविनिग्रहस्य च। आयकर्मण्युपायज्ञः संदृष्टव्ययकर्मवित्॥

satsaṃgrahānugrahaṇe sthānavinigrahasya ca| āyakarmaṇyupāyajñaḥ saṃdṛṣṭavyayakarmavit||

English Meaning

He understood all about the reception of the righteous, the maintenance of family, and the occasion for chastising, evil-doers; and he was an expert in collecting dues (from the people;) and knew the manner prescribed (by the authorities) for expending money.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)