खनिरत्ननिधिनिवेदनेषु षष्ठमंशं निवेत्ता लभेत द्वादशमंशं भृतकः ॥ कZ_०४.१.५१ ॥
khaniratnanidhinivedaneṣu ṣaṣṭhamaṃśaṃ nivettā labheta dvādaśamaṃśaṃ bhṛtakaḥ
खनिरत्ननिधिनिवेदनेषु निवेत्ता षष्ठमंशं लभेत, भृतकः द्वादशमंशं लभेत।
It prices information higher than labour: the informer creates state revenue by disclosure; the hired worker is compensated but with lower marginal claim.