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Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.18.5

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.18.5

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Sanskrit

3.18.5

viśiṣṭeṣu dviguṇāḥ, hīneṣv ardhadaṇḍāḥ, parastrīṣu dviguṇāḥ, pramādamadamohādibhir ardhadaṇḍāḥ //

If persons abused happen to be of superior rank, the amount of the fines shall be doubled; if of lower rank, it shall be halved. For calumniating the wives of others, the amount of the fines shall be doubled.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

If abuse is due to carelessness, intoxication, or loss of sense, etc., the fines shall be halved.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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