Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.20.8
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 3.20.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.20.8
teṣām adhyakṣāḥ śuddhāḥ kākaṇīr akṣāṃś ca sthāpayeyuḥ //
The Superintendents of gambling shall, therefore, be honest and supply dice at the rate of a kákani of hire per pair. Substitution by tricks of hand of dice other than thus supplied shall be punished with a fine of 12 panas. A false player shall not only be punished with the first amercement and fines leviable for theft and deceipt, but also be made to forfeit the stakes he has won.
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