Arthashastra
पर चक्र आटविकाभ्यां दुर्ग राष्ट्र विलोपे वा, प्रतिरोधकैर् वा ग्राम सार्थ व्रज विलोपे, चक्र युक्त नाशे वा, ग्राम मध्य अग्न्य् उदक आबाधे ज्वाला वेग उपरुद्धे वा, नावि निमग्नायां मुषितायां वा स्वयम् उपरूढो न उपनिधिम् अभ्यावहेत् ॥
Whenever forts or country parts are destroyed by enemies or wild tribes; whenever villages, merchants, or herds of cattle are subjected to the inroads of invaders; whenever the kingdom itself is destroyed; whenever extensive fires or floods bring about entire destruction of villages, or partly destroy immovable properties, movable properties having been rescued before; whenever the spread of fire or rush of floods is so sudden that even movable properties could not be removed; or whenever a ship laden with commodities is either sunk or plundered (by pirates); deposits lost in any of the above ways shall not be reclaimed.
english translation
para cakra ATavikAbhyAM durga rASTra vilope vA, pratirodhakair vA grAma sArtha vraja vilope, cakra yukta nAze vA, grAma madhya agny udaka AbAdhe jvAlA vega uparuddhe vA, nAvi nimagnAyAM muSitAyAM vA svayam uparUDho na upanidhim abhyAvahet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript1.
दीवानी 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.
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.
पर चक्र आटविकाभ्यां दुर्ग राष्ट्र विलोपे वा, प्रतिरोधकैर् वा ग्राम सार्थ व्रज विलोपे, चक्र युक्त नाशे वा, ग्राम मध्य अग्न्य् उदक आबाधे ज्वाला वेग उपरुद्धे वा, नावि निमग्नायां मुषितायां वा स्वयम् उपरूढो न उपनिधिम् अभ्यावहेत् ॥
Whenever forts or country parts are destroyed by enemies or wild tribes; whenever villages, merchants, or herds of cattle are subjected to the inroads of invaders; whenever the kingdom itself is destroyed; whenever extensive fires or floods bring about entire destruction of villages, or partly destroy immovable properties, movable properties having been rescued before; whenever the spread of fire or rush of floods is so sudden that even movable properties could not be removed; or whenever a ship laden with commodities is either sunk or plundered (by pirates); deposits lost in any of the above ways shall not be reclaimed.
english translation
para cakra ATavikAbhyAM durga rASTra vilope vA, pratirodhakair vA grAma sArtha vraja vilope, cakra yukta nAze vA, grAma madhya agny udaka AbAdhe jvAlA vega uparuddhe vA, nAvi nimagnAyAM muSitAyAM vA svayam uparUDho na upanidhim abhyAvahet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript