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Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.12.26

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.12.26

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Sanskrit

4.12.26

gaṇikāduhitaraṃ prakurvataś catuṣpañcāśatpaṇo daṇḍaḥ, śulkaṃ mātur bhogaḥ ṣoḍaśaguṇaḥ //04.12.27/ dāsasya dāsyā vā duhitaram adāsīṃ prakurvataś caturviṃśatipaṇo daṇḍaḥ śulkābandhyadānaṃ ca //

When a man has connection with a harlot's daughter, he shall not only pay a fine of 54 panas, but also give her mother sixteen times her daily income.

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

When a man defiles the daughter of his own male or female slave, he shall not only pay a fine of 24 panas, but also provide the maiden with an adequate nuptial fee (sulka) and jewellery (ábaddhya).

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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