Arthashastra

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पूर्व उत्तर अर्थ व्याघाते साक्षि वक्तव्य कारणे । चार हस्ताच् च निष्पाते प्रदेष्टव्यः पराजयः ॥

sanskrit

Whenever by means of the deposition of witnesses, the statements of either of the parties are found contradictory, and whenever the cause of either of the parties is found through the king's spies to be false, then the decree shall be passed against that party.

english translation

pUrva uttara artha vyAghAte sAkSi vaktavya kAraNe । cAra hastAc ca niSpAte pradeSTavyaH parAjayaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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पूर्व उत्तर अर्थ व्याघाते साक्षि वक्तव्य कारणे । चार हस्ताच् च निष्पाते प्रदेष्टव्यः पराजयः ॥

sanskrit

Whenever by means of the deposition of witnesses, the statements of either of the parties are found contradictory, and whenever the cause of either of the parties is found through the king's spies to be false, then the decree shall be passed against that party.

english translation

pUrva uttara artha vyAghAte sAkSi vaktavya kAraNe । cAra hastAc ca niSpAte pradeSTavyaH parAjayaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript