Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.2.16
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.2.16
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- Sanskrit
4.2.16
sārabhāṇḍam ity asārabhāṇḍaṃ tajjātam ity atajjātaṃ rādhāyuktam ity upadhiyuktaṃ samudgaparivartimaṃ vā vikrayādhānaṃ nayato hīnamūlyaṃ catuṣpañcāśatpaṇo daṇḍaḥ, paṇamūlyaṃ dviguṇo, dvipaṇamūlyaṃ dviśataḥ //
When a trader sells or mortgages inferior as superior commodities, articles of some other locality, as the produce of a particular locality, adulterated things, or deceitful mixtures, or when he dexterously substitutes other articles for those just sold (samutparivartimam), he shall not only be punished with a fine of 54 panas but also be compelled to make good the loss.
By making the fine two panas for the loss of the value of a pana, and 200 panas for that of 100, fines can be determined for any of such false sales.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (5)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — Gaṇapatisāstrin, Sanskrit