Arthashastra

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देव पशु प्रतिमा मनुष्य क्षेत्र गृह हिरण्य सुवर्ण रत्न सस्य अपहारिण उत्तमो दण्डः, शुद्ध वधो वा ॥

When a person steals images of gods or of animals, abducts men, or takes possession of fields, houses, gold, gold-coins, precious stones, or crops of others, he shall either be beheaded or compelled to pay the highest amercement.

english translation

deva pazu pratimA manuSya kSetra gRha hiraNya suvarNa ratna sasya apahAriNa uttamo daNDaH, zuddha vadho vA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript