Arthashastra
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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 Sanscriptदास द्रव्यस्य ज्ञातयो दायादाः, तेषाम् अभावे स्वामी ॥
The property of a slave shall pass into the hands of his kinsmen; in the absence of any kinsmen, his master shall take it.
english translation
dAsa dravyasya jJAtayo dAyAdAH, teSAm abhAve svAmI ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस्वामिनः स्वस्यां दास्यां जातं समातृकम् अदासं विद्यात् ॥
When a child is begotten on a female slave by her master, both the child and its mother shall at once be recognised as free.
english translation
svAminaH svasyAM dAsyAM jAtaM samAtRkam adAsaM vidyAt ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptगृह्या चेत् कुटुम्ब अर्थ चिन्तनी माता भ्राता भगिनी च अस्या अदासाः स्युः ॥
If for the sake of subsistence, the mother has to remain in her bondage, her brother and sister shall be liberated.
english translation
gRhyA cet kuTumba artha cintanI mAtA bhrAtA bhaginI ca asyA adAsAH syuH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदासं दासीं वा निष्क्रीय पुनर् विक्रय आधानं नयतो द्वादश पणो दण्डः, अन्यत्र स्वयं वादिभ्यः ॥ इति दास कल्पः ।
Selling or mortgaging the life of a male or a female slave once liberated shall be punished with a fine of 12 panas with the exception of those who enslave themselves. Thus the rules regarding slaves.
english translation
dAsaM dAsIM vA niSkrIya punar vikraya AdhAnaM nayato dvAdaza paNo daNDaH, anyatra svayaM vAdibhyaH ॥ iti dAsa kalpaH ।
hk transliteration by Sanscript