Arthashastra

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दण्ड भयाद् आक्रोश भयाद् अनर्थ भयाद् वा भय दानं प्रतिगृह्णतः स्तेय-दण्डः, प्रयच्छतश् च ॥

Those who receive any kind of aid from timid persons, threatening them with legal punishment, defamation, or loss of money, shall be liable to the punishment for theft; and the persons who yield such aids shall likewise be punished.

english translation

daNDa bhayAd Akroza bhayAd anartha bhayAd vA bhaya dAnaM pratigRhNataH steya-daNDaH, prayacchataz ca ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript