Arthashastra

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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