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Manava Dharmashastra 8.40

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.40

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Sanskrit

8.40

dātavyaṃ sarvavarṇebhyo rājñā caurair hṛtaṃ dhanam
rājā tad upayuñjānaś caurasyāpnoti kilbiṣam //

Property stolen by thieves must be restored by the king to (men of) all castes (varna); a king who uses such (property) for himself incurs the guilt of a thief.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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