Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.7.25
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.7.25
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- Sanskrit
4.7.25
rajjuśastraviṣair vāpi kāmakrodhavaśena yaḥ /
ghātayet svayam ātmānaṃ strī vā pāpena mohitā //
If a man or woman under the infatuation of love, anger, or other sinful passions commits or causes to commit suicide by means of ropes, arms, or poison, he or she shall be dragged by means of a rope along the public road by the hands of a Chandála.
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