Arthashastra
गृहे जात दाय आगत लब्ध क्रीतानाम् अन्यतमं दासम् ऊन अष्ट वर्षं विबन्धुम् अकामं नीचे कर्मणि विदेशे दासीं वा सगर्भाम् अप्रतिविहित गर्भ भर्मण्यां विक्रय आधानं नयतः पूर्वः साहस दण्डः, क्रेतृ श्रोतृऋणां च ॥
If a slave who is less than eight years old and has no relatives, no matter whether he is born a slave in his master's house, or fell to his master's share of inheritance, or has been purchased or obtained by his master in any other way, is employed in mean avocations against his will or is sold or mortgaged in a foreign land; or if a pregnant female slave is sold or pledged without any provision for her confinement, his or her master shall be punished with the first amercement. The purchaser and abettors shall likewise be punished.
english translation
gRhe jAta dAya Agata labdha krItAnAm anyatamaM dAsam Una aSTa varSaM vibandhum akAmaM nIce karmaNi videze dAsIM vA sagarbhAm aprativihita garbha bharmaNyAM vikraya AdhAnaM nayataH pUrvaH sAhasa daNDaH, kretR zrotRRNAM ca ॥
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.
12.
धरोहर
Concerning Deposits.
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.
गृहे जात दाय आगत लब्ध क्रीतानाम् अन्यतमं दासम् ऊन अष्ट वर्षं विबन्धुम् अकामं नीचे कर्मणि विदेशे दासीं वा सगर्भाम् अप्रतिविहित गर्भ भर्मण्यां विक्रय आधानं नयतः पूर्वः साहस दण्डः, क्रेतृ श्रोतृऋणां च ॥
If a slave who is less than eight years old and has no relatives, no matter whether he is born a slave in his master's house, or fell to his master's share of inheritance, or has been purchased or obtained by his master in any other way, is employed in mean avocations against his will or is sold or mortgaged in a foreign land; or if a pregnant female slave is sold or pledged without any provision for her confinement, his or her master shall be punished with the first amercement. The purchaser and abettors shall likewise be punished.
english translation
gRhe jAta dAya Agata labdha krItAnAm anyatamaM dAsam Una aSTa varSaM vibandhum akAmaM nIce karmaNi videze dAsIM vA sagarbhAm aprativihita garbha bharmaNyAM vikraya AdhAnaM nayataH pUrvaH sAhasa daNDaH, kretR zrotRRNAM ca ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript