Arthashastra

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"न एवम्" इत्य् अपसारो वा ब्रूयात्, रूप अभिगृहीतः परस्य दान कारणम् आत्मनः प्रतिग्रह कारणम् उपलिङ्गनं वा दायक दापक निबन्धक प्रतिग्राहक उपद्रष्टृभिर् उपश्रोतृभिर् वा प्रतिसमानयेत् ॥

With regard to the reasons which a person, seized with an article lost by another, assigns as to his having taken the article as a gift from a third person, he shall corroborate them by producing as witnesses not only those who gave and caused to give the article to him, but also those who, being mediators, custodians, bearers, or witnesses, arranged for the transfer of the article.

english translation

"na evam" ity apasAro vA brUyAt, rUpa abhigRhItaH parasya dAna kAraNam AtmanaH pratigraha kAraNam upaliGganaM vA dAyaka dApaka nibandhaka pratigrAhaka upadraSTRbhir upazrotRbhir vA pratisamAnayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript