Kautilya's Arthashastra 4.9.22
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 4.9.22
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.9.22
cārakād abhiyuktaṃ muñcato niṣpātayato vā madhyamaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ, abhiyogadānaṃ ca, bandhanāgārāt sarvasvaṃ vadhaś ca //
When any person lets out or causes to let out debtors from lock-up, he shall not only be punished with the middlemost amercement, but also be compelled to pay the debt the offender has to pay.
When a person lets out or causes to let out prisoners from jails (bandhanágára), he shall be condemned to death and the whole of his property confiscated.
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