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Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.32.19

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.32.19

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Sanskrit

2.32.19

sthānasyāśuddhir yavasasyāgrahaṇaṃ sthale śāyanam abhāge ghātaḥ parārohaṇam akāle yānam abhūmāv atīrthe 'vatāraṇaṃ taruṣaṇḍa ity atyayasthānāni //

Accumulation of dirt in stables, failure to supply grass, causing an elephant to lie down on hard and unprepared ground, striking on vital parts of its body, permission to a stranger to ride over it, untimely riding, leading it to water through impassable places, and allowing it to enter into thick forests are offences punishable with fines. Such fines shall be deducted from the rations and wages due to the offenders.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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