Arthashastra
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क्षये मूल्यं स्तेय दण्डं च दद्यात् ॥
he shall not only pay the value, but also be liable to the punishment for theft.
english translation
kSaye mUlyaM steya daNDaM ca dadyAt ॥
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नाष्टिकश् च स्व करणं कृत्वा नष्ट प्रत्याहृतं लभेत ॥
After proving his claim to a lost property (svakaranam kritva), its owner shall be entitled to take possession of it.
nASTikaz ca sva karaNaM kRtvA naSTa pratyAhRtaM labheta ॥
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स्व करण अभावे पञ्च बन्धो दण्डः ॥
On his failure to prove his title to it, he shall be fined 5 times the value of the property,
sva karaNa abhAve paJca bandho daNDaH ॥
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तच् च द्रव्यं राज धर्म्यं स्यात् ॥
and the property shall be taken by the king.
tac ca dravyaM rAja dharmyaM syAt ॥
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नष्ट अपहृतम् अनिवेद्य उत्कर्षतः स्वामिनः पूर्वः साहस दण्डः ॥
If the owner takes possession of a lost article without obtaining permission from the court, he shall be punished with the first amercement.
naSTa apahRtam anivedya utkarSataH svAminaH pUrvaH sAhasa daNDaH ॥
Chapter 16
Verses 11-15
Verses 21-25
1.
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.
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.
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.
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