Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.9.18
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.9.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.9.18
dharmasthaḥ pradeṣṭā vā hairaṇyadaṇḍam adaṇḍye kṣipati kṣepadviguṇam asmai daṇḍaṃ kuryāt, hīnātiriktāṣṭaguṇaṃ vā //
When a judge or commissioner imposes an unjust fine in gold, he shall be fined either double the amount of the fine, or eight times that amount of imposition which is either more or less than the prescribed limit.
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