पुष्पफलशाकमूलकन्दवाल्लिक्यबीजशुष्कमत्स्यमांसानां षड्भागं गृह्णीयात् ॥ कZ_०२.२२.०४ ॥
puṣpaphalaśākamūlakandavāllikyabījaśuṣkamatsyamāṃsānāṃ ṣaḍbhāgaṃ gṛhṇīyāt
On flowers, fruits, vegetables, roots, tubers, creepers, seeds, dried goods, fish, and meat, he should levy one-sixth as duty.
To balance revenue with affordability and steady provisioning; food taxation must avoid destabilizing prices while still funding the state.