Matsya Purana 227.151

227.151

anuktasya bhaveddaṇḍaḥ suvarṇasya ca kṛṣṇalam.
bāryāputraścadāsaścaśiṣyobhrātācasodaraḥ .. 227.150 ..

One who practises Vaśīkaraṇa and Abhichāra practices, etc, should be fined 200 Paṇas One who sells bad seeds calling them to be good If a man takes a prostitute to another person on the pretext of taking her to some particular individual should be fined a mâṣâ of gold—144

A pupil who reads at forbidden times should be made to pay a fine of 3 Kâhaṇas and the master should be fined twice the amount If one quits one s âchâra one would have to pay also three Kâhaṇas where no fine is specifically mentioned, gold Kṛiṣṇalas ought to be inferred Wife sons, servants disciples brothers should be beaten on their back with a rope or a cane when they commit a fault They should never be beaten on their heads One who does so should be punished like a thief If a person sets animals to fight with each other or gambles he should be punished by the sovereign according to his discretion A washerman should very carefully and cautiously wash fine clothes, on a wooden plate or on a good stonepiece he should be fined a mâṣâ of gold if he does not do so If a thing is found missing under the custody of its custodians, they should be made to make it good—149 156