Arthashastra

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पांसु न्यासे रथ्यायाम् अष्ट भागो दण्डः, पङ्क उदक सम्निरोधे पादः ॥

Whoever throws dirt in the street shall be punished with a fine of 1/8th of a pana; whoever causes mire or water to collect in the street shall be fined ¼th of a pana;

english translation

pAMsu nyAse rathyAyAm aSTa bhAgo daNDaH, paGka udaka samnirodhe pAdaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

राज मार्गे द्वि गुणः ॥

whoever commits the above offences in the king's road (rájamárga) shall be punished with double the above fines.

english translation

rAja mArge dvi guNaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पण्य स्थान उदक स्थान देव गृह राज परिग्रहेषु पण उत्तरा विष्टा दण्डाः, मूत्रेष्व् अर्ध दण्डाः ॥

Whoever excretes faeces in places of pilgrimage, reservoirs of water, temples, and royal buildings shall be punished with fines rising from one pana and upwards in the order of the offences;

english translation

paNya sthAna udaka sthAna deva gRha rAja parigraheSu paNa uttarA viSTA daNDAH, mUtreSv ardha daNDAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

भैषज्य व्याधि भय निमित्तम् अदण्ड्याः ॥

but when such excretions are due to the use of medicine or to disease no punishment shall be imposed.

english translation

bhaiSajya vyAdhi bhaya nimittam adaNDyAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मार्जार श्व नकुल सर्प प्रेतानां नगरस्य अन्तर् उत्सर्गे त्रि पणो दण्डः, खर उष्ट्र अश्वतर अश्व प्रेतानां षट् पणः, मनुष्य प्रेतानां पञ्चाशत् पणः ॥

Whoever throws inside the city the carcass of animals such as a cat, dog, mangoose, and a snake shall be fined 3 panas; of animals such as an ass, a camel, a mule, and cattle shall be fined 6 panas; and human corpse shall be punished with a fine of 50 panas.

english translation

mArjAra zva nakula sarpa pretAnAM nagarasya antar utsarge tri paNo daNDaH, khara uSTra azvatara azva pretAnAM SaT paNaH, manuSya pretAnAM paJcAzat paNaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript