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Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.19.23

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.19.23

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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.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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