History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c20.116

v2.c20.116

³⁰² This is a mere *arthavāda*. It means ‘it is as if his’, for Manu himself (in VIII. 338) prescribes for brāhmaṇas who knowing everything are guilty of theft 64 or 100 or 128 times as much fine, as a śūdra guilty of the same theft has to pay if he unknowingly commits it, while the latter pays eight times as much if he knowingly commits it.