Arthashastra

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तद् एव अक्षण गृहीतायाम् आर्यायां विद्यात्, दास्यां पूर्वः साहस दण्डः ॥

When an officer commits rape with an Arya woman who has been arrested for untimely movement at night (akshanagrihitáyám), he shall also be hanged at the very spot; when a similar offence is committed with a woman under slavery, the offender shall be punished with the first amercement.

english translation

tad eva akSaNa gRhItAyAm AryAyAM vidyAt, dAsyAM pUrvaH sAhasa daNDaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript