Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c13.s5.23

v1.c13.s5.23

Daṇḍa or punishment under Vijayanagara was generally of three kinds: fines, ordeals and death. The first of these, as given in an inscription of about A.D. 1370, is mentioned in connection with faults, annoyance, thefts, adultery and injustices, as prevalent in the Hadināḍ country (*tappu, tasadi, kalavu, hādara, annyāya*).²