Arthashastra

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तेन कर्ष उत्तरा दण्ड वृद्धिर् व्याख्याता ॥

For greater differences, fines shall be proportionally increased.

english translation

tena karSa uttarA daNDa vRddhir vyAkhyAtA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तुला मान विशेषाणाम् अतो अन्येषाम् अनुमानं कुर्यात् ॥

Fines for differences in weight in other kinds of balances shall be inferred on the basis of the above rule.

english translation

tulA mAna vizeSANAm ato anyeSAm anumAnaM kuryAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तुला मानाभ्याम् अतिरिक्ताभ्यां क्रीत्वा हीनाभ्यां विक्रीणानस्य त एव द्वि गुणा दण्डाः ॥

When a merchant purchases by a false balance a greater quantity of a commodity and sells under the same nominal weight a less quantity by the same or another false balance, he shall be punished with double the above fines.

english translation

tulA mAnAbhyAm atiriktAbhyAM krItvA hInAbhyAM vikrINAnasya ta eva dvi guNA daNDAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गण्य पण्येष्व् अष्ट भागं पण्य मूल्येष्व् अपहरतः षण् णवतिर् दण्डः ॥

Deception on the part of a seller to the extent of ⅛th part of the articles valued at a pana and sold by number shall be punished with a fine of 96 panas.

english translation

gaNya paNyeSv aSTa bhAgaM paNya mUlyeSv apaharataH SaN Navatir daNDaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

काष्ठ लोह मणि मयं रज्जु चर्म मृण् मयं सूत्र वल्क रोम मयं वा जात्यम् इत्य् अजात्यं विक्रय आधानं नयतो मूल्य अष्ट गुणो दण्डः ॥

The sale or mortgage of articles such as timber, iron, brilliant stones, ropes, skins, earthenware, threads, fibrous garments, and woollen clothes as superior though they are really inferior shall be punished with a fine of 8 times the value of the articles thus sold.

english translation

kASTha loha maNi mayaM rajju carma mRN mayaM sUtra valka roma mayaM vA jAtyam ity ajAtyaM vikraya AdhAnaM nayato mUlya aSTa guNo daNDaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript