Arthashastra

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नाभेर् अधः कायं हस्त पङ्क भस्म पांसुभिर् इति स्पृशतस् त्रि पणो दण्डः, तैर् एव अमेध्यैः पाद ष्ठीविकाभ्यां च षट् पणः, छर्दि मूत्र पुरीष आदिभिर् द्वादश पणः ॥

When a person touches with hand, mud, ashes or dust the body of another person below the naval, he shall be punished with a fine of 3 panas; with some but unclean things, with the leg, or spittle, 6 panas; with saliva (Chhardi), urine, faeces, etc. 12 panas.

english translation

nAbher adhaH kAyaM hasta paGka bhasma pAMsubhir iti spRzatas tri paNo daNDaH, tair eva amedhyaiH pAda SThIvikAbhyAM ca SaT paNaH, chardi mUtra purISa Adibhir dvAdaza paNaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript