Arthashastra

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सार भाण्डम् इत्य् असार भाण्डं तज् जातम् इत्य् अतज् जातं राधा युक्तम् इत्य् उपधियुक्तं समुद्ग परिवर्तिमं वा विक्रय आधानं नयतो हीन मूल्यं चतुष्पञ्चाशत् पणो दण्डः, पण मूल्यं द्वि गुणो, द्वि पण मूल्यं द्वि शतः ॥

When a trader sells or mortgages inferior as superior commodities, articles of some other locality, as the produce of a particular locality, adulterated things, or deceitful mixtures, or when he dexterously substitutes other articles for those just sold (samutparivartimam), he shall not only be punished with a fine of 54 panas but also be compelled to make good the loss. By making the fine two panas for the loss of the value of a pana, and 200 panas for that of 100

english translation

sAra bhANDam ity asAra bhANDaM taj jAtam ity ataj jAtaM rAdhA yuktam ity upadhiyuktaM samudga parivartimaM vA vikraya AdhAnaM nayato hIna mUlyaM catuSpaJcAzat paNo daNDaH, paNa mUlyaM dvi guNo, dvi paNa mUlyaM dvi zataH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript