घृतस्याष्टौ वारकान्पणिकं पुच्छमङ्कचर्म च वार्षिकं दद्यात् । इति करप्रतिकरः ॥ कZ_०२.२९.०५ ॥
ghṛtasyāṣṭau vārakān paṇikaṃ puccham aṅkacarma ca vārṣikaṃ dadyāt | iti karapratikaraḥ
As an annual due, he shall pay eight vārakas of ghee, one paṇika, and also the tail and the hide; this is the ‘tax and counter-tax/compensatory due’ (karapratikara).
It diversifies revenue and reduces evasion: in-kind dues are harder to falsify in pastoral settings, while cash supports liquid state expenditure.