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दासम् अनुरूपेण निष्क्रयेण आर्यम् अकुर्वतो द्वादश पणो दण्डः, संरोधश् च आ करणात् ॥

Failure to set a slave at liberty on the receipt of a required amount of ransom shall be punished with a fine of 12 panas; putting a slave under confinement for no reason (samrodhaschákaranát) shall likewise be punished.

english translation

dAsam anurUpeNa niSkrayeNa Aryam akurvato dvAdaza paNo daNDaH, saMrodhaz ca A karaNAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

Chapter 13

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Chapter 13

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