Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.20.14
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.20.14
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- Sanskrit
3.20.14
prakīrṇakaṃ tu - yācitakāvakrītakāhitakanikṣepakāṇāṃ yathādeśakālam adāne, yāmacchāyāsamupaveśasaṃsthitīnāṃ vā deśakālātipātane, gulmataradeyaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ sādhayataḥ, prativeśānuveśayor upari nimantraṇe ca dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ //
As regards miscellaneous offences:--
When a person does not return in required place or time the property he has borrowed or hired, or placed in his custody as a deposit, sits under the shade for more than one and a quarter of an hour (ayáma) as prescribed, evades under the excuse of being a Bráhman the payment due while passing military stations or crossing rivers, and bawls out or invites others to fight against his neighbours, he shall be punished with a fine of 12 panas.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit