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Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.17.8

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.17.8

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3.17.8

tāmravṛttakaṃsakācadantabhāṇḍādīnāṃ sthūlakadravyāṇām aṣṭacatvāriṃśatpaṇāvaraḥ ṣaṇṇavatiparaḥ pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ //

In the case of such articles of small value as flowers, fruits, vegetables, roots, turnips, cooked rice, skins, bamboo, and pots (earthenware) the fine shall range from 12 to 24 papas; for articles of great value such as iron (káláyasa), wood, roping materials, and herds of minor quadrupeds, the fine shall range from 24 to 48 panas; and for such articles of still greater value as copper, brass, bronze, glass, ivory and vessels, etc., it shall range from 48 to 96 panas. This fine is termed the first amercement.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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