खनिरत्ननिधिनिवेदनेषु षष्ठमंशं निवेत्ता लभेत द्वादशमंशं भृतकः ॥ कZ_०४.१.५१ ॥
khaniratnanidhinivedaneṣu ṣaṣṭhamaṃśaṃ nivettā labheta dvādaśamaṃśaṃ bhṛtakaḥ
In reporting mines, jewels, or hidden treasure, the informer shall receive a sixth share; a hired worker involved shall receive a twelfth share.
It prices information higher than labour: the informer creates state revenue by disclosure; the hired worker is compensated but with lower marginal claim.