Arthashastra
तुला मान अन्तरम् अर्घ वर्ण अन्तरं वा धरकस्य मायकस्य वा पण मूल्याद् अष्ट भागं हस्त दोषेण आचरतो द्वि शतो दण्डः ॥
Middlemen who cause to a merchant or a purchaser the loss of ⅛th of a pana by substituting with tricks of hand false weights or measures or other kinds of inferior articles shall be punished with a fine of 200 panas.
english translation
tulA mAna antaram argha varNa antaraM vA dharakasya mAyakasya vA paNa mUlyAd aSTa bhAgaM hasta doSeNa Acarato dvi zato daNDaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript