Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.1.17
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.1.17
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.1.17
paravastravikrayāvakrayādhāneṣu ca dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ, parivartane mūlyadviguṇo vastradānaṃ ca //
In case of substitution of other clothes, they shall not only be punished with a fine equal to twice the value of the clothes, but also be made to restore the true ones.
Washermen wearing clothes other than such as are stamped with the mark of a cudgel shall be fined three panas. For selling, mortgaging, or letting out for hire the clothes of others, a fine of 12 panas shall be imposed.
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