Arthashastra

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स्वयं आदिष्ट पुरुषैर् वा, चोरैर् अर्थ निमित्तं, सादृश्याद् अन्य वैरिभिर् वा हतस्य घातम् आसन्नेभ्यः परीक्षेत ॥

sanskrit

When, owing to false resemblance, one's own hirelings, or thieves for money, or the enemies of a third person murder one, the relatives of the deceased shall be inquired as follows:--

english translation

svayaM AdiSTa puruSair vA, corair artha nimittaM, sAdRzyAd anya vairibhir vA hatasya ghAtam AsannebhyaH parIkSeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/kantakazodhana/7/19

स्वयं आदिष्ट पुरुषैर् वा, चोरैर् अर्थ निमित्तं, सादृश्याद् अन्य वैरिभिर् वा हतस्य घातम् आसन्नेभ्यः परीक्षेत ॥

sanskrit

When, owing to false resemblance, one's own hirelings, or thieves for money, or the enemies of a third person murder one, the relatives of the deceased shall be inquired as follows:--

english translation

svayaM AdiSTa puruSair vA, corair artha nimittaM, sAdRzyAd anya vairibhir vA hatasya ghAtam AsannebhyaH parIkSeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript