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Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.28.20

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.28.20

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Sanskrit

2.28.20

parasya bhāryāṃ kanyāṃ vittaṃ vāpaharantaṃ śavittaṃ vāpaharantaṃ śaṅkitam āvignam udbhāṇḍīkṛtaṃ mahābhāṇḍena mūrdhni bhāreṇāvacchādayantaṃ sadyogṛhītaliṅginam aliṅginaṃ vā pravrajitam alakṣyavyādhitaṃ bhayavikāriṇaṃ gūḍhasārabhāṇḍaśāsanaśastrāgniyogaṃ viṣahastaṃ dīrghapathikam amudraṃ copagrāhayet //

Any person who is abducting the wife or daughter of another, one who is carrying off the wealth of another, a suspected person, one who seems to be of perturbed appearance, one who has no baggage, one who attempts to conceal, or evade the cognisance of the valuable load in one's hand, one who has just put on a different garb, one who has removed or renounced one's usual garb, one who has just turned out an ascetic, one who pretends to be suffering from disease, one who seems to be alarmed, one who is stealthily carrying valuable things, or going on a secret mission, or carrying weapons or explosives (agniyoga), one who holds poison in one's hand, and one who has come from a long distance without a pass shall all be arrested.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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