Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.19.23
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.19.23
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.19.23
kalahe dravyam apaharato daśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ, kṣudrakadravyahiṃsāyāṃ tac ca tāvac ca daṇḍaḥ, sthūlakadravyahiṃsāyāṃ tac ca dviguṇaś ca daṇḍaḥ, vastrābharaṇahiraṇyasuvarṇabhāṇḍahiṃsāyāṃ tac ca pūrvaś ca sāhasadaṇḍaḥ //
A person stealing anything under the tumult of a quarrel shall be fined 10 panas. Destruction of articles of small value shall be punished with a fine equal to the value of the articles besides the payment (to the sufferer) of an adequate compensation. Destruction of big things with a compensation equal to the value of the articles and a fine equal to twice the value. In the case of destruction of such things as clothes, gold, gold-coins, and vessels or merchandise, the first amercement together with the value of the articles shall be levied.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit