Arthashastra
काष्ठ लोष्ट पाषाण लोह दण्ड रज्जु द्रव्याणाम् अन्यतमेन दुःखम् अशोणितम् उत्पादयतश् चतुर्विंशति पणो दण्डः, शोणित उत्पादने द्वि गुणः, अन्यत्र दुष्ट शोणितात् ॥
(Hurting.) Causing a bloodless wound with a stick, mud, a stone, an iron bar, or a rope shall be punished with a fine of 24 panas. Causing the blood to gush out excepting bad or diseased blood shall be punished with double the fine.
english translation
kASTha loSTa pASANa loha daNDa rajju dravyANAm anyatamena duHkham azoNitam utpAdayataz caturviMzati paNo daNDaH, zoNita utpAdane dvi guNaH, anyatra duSTa zoNitAt ॥
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.
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.
16.
स्वामित्व और उपहार-वापसी
Resumption Of Gifts, Sale Without Ownership And Ownership.
17.
डकैती
Robbery.
18.
गाली गलौज
Defamation.
मारपीट
Assault.
20.
जुआ तथा अन्य अपराधों का वर्णन
Gambling And Betting And Miscellaneous Offences.
काष्ठ लोष्ट पाषाण लोह दण्ड रज्जु द्रव्याणाम् अन्यतमेन दुःखम् अशोणितम् उत्पादयतश् चतुर्विंशति पणो दण्डः, शोणित उत्पादने द्वि गुणः, अन्यत्र दुष्ट शोणितात् ॥
(Hurting.) Causing a bloodless wound with a stick, mud, a stone, an iron bar, or a rope shall be punished with a fine of 24 panas. Causing the blood to gush out excepting bad or diseased blood shall be punished with double the fine.
english translation
kASTha loSTa pASANa loha daNDa rajju dravyANAm anyatamena duHkham azoNitam utpAdayataz caturviMzati paNo daNDaH, zoNita utpAdane dvi guNaH, anyatra duSTa zoNitAt ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript