Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.13.1
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.13.1
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- Sanskrit
4.13.1
brāhmaṇam apeyam abhakṣyaṃ vā grāsayata uttamo daṇḍaḥ, kṣatriyaṃ madhyamaḥ, vaiśyaṃ pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ, śūdraṃ catuṣpañcāśatpaṇo daṇḍaḥ //
HE who causes a Bráhman to partake of whatever food or drink is prohibited shall be punished with the highest amercement. He who causes a Kshatriya to do the same shall be punished with the middlemost amercement; a Vaisya, with the first amercement; and a Súdra, with a fine of 54 panas.
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