History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s14.29.6
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s14.29.6
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v1.c6.s14.29.6
that disputes of a remote date shall not be complained of and that he who is the first to complain wins, since one runs (to court) as one cannot bear the pain (III. 19); that in a complaint by one gambler against another, the successful party has to pay the fine called pūrvasāhasa and the defeated party the fine called madhyasāhasa (III. 20).