History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.952.4
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.952.4
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if he kills one of the inferior animals, the fine would be two hundred. Kauṭ. III. 19, Manu (VIII. 285), Yāj. II. 227-229 and Viṣṇu Dh. S. V. 55-59 prescribe graduated fines for the destruction of trees, plants and branches, flowers and fruits according to their usefulness and sanctity. The smṛtis made a distinction as regards punishments between crimes of violence and crimes due to negligence or mistake. For example, Manu VIII. 264 (=Matsya 227. 30) prescribes a fine of 500 paṇas for depriving a man of his house, garden or field by threats of violence, but only prescribes a fine of two hundred if a man deprives another of his house &c. by mistake.