Arthashastra
संवत्सरम् ऋतुं मासं पक्षं दिवसं करणम् अधिकरणम् ऋणं वेदक आवेदकयोः कृत समर्थ अवस्थयोर् देश ग्राम जाति गोत्र नाम कर्माणि च अभिलिख्य वादि प्रतिवादि प्रश्नान् अर्थ आनुपूर्व्या निवेशयेत् ॥
(The Trial.) The year, the season, the month, the fortnight (paksha), the date, the nature and place of the deed, the amount of the debt as well as the country, the residence, the caste, the gotra, the name and occupation of both the plaintiff and the defendant both of whom must be fit to sue and defend (kritasamarthávasthayoh), having been registered first, the statements of the parties shall be taken down in such order as is required by the case. These statements shall then be thoroughly scrutinised.
english translation
saMvatsaram RtuM mAsaM pakSaM divasaM karaNam adhikaraNam RNaM vedaka AvedakayoH kRta samartha avasthayor deza grAma jAti gotra nAma karmANi ca abhilikhya vAdi prativAdi praznAn artha AnupUrvyA nivezayet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदीवानी और फौजदारी
Determination Of Forms Of Agreement; Determination Of Legal Disputes.
2.
विवाह कानून
Concerning Marriage. The Duty Of Marriage, The Property Of A Woman, And Compensations For Remarriage.
3.
स्त्रीधर्म
The Duty Of A Wife; Maintenance Of A Woman; Cruelty To Women; Enmity Between Husband And Wife; A Wife's Transgression; Her Kindness To Another; And Forbidden Transactions.
4.
भ्रमण और पलायन
Vagrancy, Elopement And Short And Long Sojournments.
5.
मुकदमे संबंधी विचार
Division Of Inheritance.
6.
दायभाग
Special Shares In Inheritance.
7.
बटवारा
Distinction Between Sons.
8.
भवन
Buildings.
9.
वस्तु विक्रय
Sale Of Buildings, Boundary Disputes, Determination Of Boundaries, And Miscellaneous Hindrances.
10.
पशुवों के चारागाह आदि
Destruction Of Pasture-Lands, Fields And Roads, And Non-Performance Of Agreements.
11.
कर्ज लेना और देना
Recovery Of Debts.
12.
धरोहर
Concerning Deposits.
13.
मजदूरों का विपय
Rules Regarding Slaves And Labourers.
14.
श्रमसहकार
Rules Regarding Labourers; And Co-Operative Undertaking.
15.
वेचने और नहीं बेचने सम्बन्धी वाद विवाद
Rescission Of Purchase And Sale.
16.
स्वामित्व और उपहार-वापसी
Resumption Of Gifts, Sale Without Ownership And Ownership.
17.
डकैती
Robbery.
18.
गाली गलौज
Defamation.
19.
मारपीट
Assault.
20.
जुआ तथा अन्य अपराधों का वर्णन
Gambling And Betting And Miscellaneous Offences.
संवत्सरम् ऋतुं मासं पक्षं दिवसं करणम् अधिकरणम् ऋणं वेदक आवेदकयोः कृत समर्थ अवस्थयोर् देश ग्राम जाति गोत्र नाम कर्माणि च अभिलिख्य वादि प्रतिवादि प्रश्नान् अर्थ आनुपूर्व्या निवेशयेत् ॥
(The Trial.) The year, the season, the month, the fortnight (paksha), the date, the nature and place of the deed, the amount of the debt as well as the country, the residence, the caste, the gotra, the name and occupation of both the plaintiff and the defendant both of whom must be fit to sue and defend (kritasamarthávasthayoh), having been registered first, the statements of the parties shall be taken down in such order as is required by the case. These statements shall then be thoroughly scrutinised.
english translation
saMvatsaram RtuM mAsaM pakSaM divasaM karaNam adhikaraNam RNaM vedaka AvedakayoH kRta samartha avasthayor deza grAma jAti gotra nAma karmANi ca abhilikhya vAdi prativAdi praznAn artha AnupUrvyA nivezayet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript