Hindu Administrative Institutions c10.s3.32

c10.s3.32

The term *sāhasa* means the seizure of property or persons openly and violently.³ The punishment depended on the value of the articles taken. The term *vākpāruṣyam* includes defamation (*apavāda*), insult (*kutsana*), and threat (*abhibhartsana*).⁴ There are different scales of penalty for all these. *Daṇḍapāruṣya* or assault is touching, striking, or hurting wilfully or otherwise.¹ Various restrictions were placed on gambling. Gamblers were to take licenses, pay rents, and use the dice approved of by the state-superintendent. Otherwise they were punished heavily.²