Arthashastra
कारु कर क्षणम्, वैदेहक रक्षणम्, उपनिपात प्रतीकारः, गूढ आजीविनां रक्षा, सिद्ध व्यञ्जनैर् माणव प्रकाशनम्, शङ्का रूप कर्म अभिग्रहः, आशु मृतक परीक्षा, वाक्य कर्म अनुयोगः, सर्व अधिकरण रक्षणं एक अङ्ग वध निष्क्रयः, शुद्धश् चित्रश् च दण्ड कल्पः, कन्या प्रकर्म, अतिचार दण्डाः इति कण्टक शोधनं चतुर्थम् अधिकरणम् ॥
Protection of artisans; protection of merchants; remedies against national calamities; suppression of the wicked living by foul means; detection of youths of criminal tendency by ascetic spies; seizure of criminals on suspicion or in the very act; examination of sudden death; trial and torture to elicit confession; protection of all kinds of government departments; fines in lieu of mutilation of limbs; death with or without torture; sexual intercourse with immature girls; atonement for violating justice.
english translation
kAru kara kSaNam, vaidehaka rakSaNam, upanipAta pratIkAraH, gUDha AjIvinAM rakSA, siddha vyaJjanair mANava prakAzanam, zaGkA rUpa karma abhigrahaH, Azu mRtaka parIkSA, vAkya karma anuyogaH, sarva adhikaraNa rakSaNaM eka aGga vadha niSkrayaH, zuddhaz citraz ca daNDa kalpaH, kanyA prakarma, aticAra daNDAH iti kaNTaka zodhanaM caturtham adhikaraNam ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकारु कर क्षणम्, वैदेहक रक्षणम्, उपनिपात प्रतीकारः, गूढ आजीविनां रक्षा, सिद्ध व्यञ्जनैर् माणव प्रकाशनम्, शङ्का रूप कर्म अभिग्रहः, आशु मृतक परीक्षा, वाक्य कर्म अनुयोगः, सर्व अधिकरण रक्षणं एक अङ्ग वध निष्क्रयः, शुद्धश् चित्रश् च दण्ड कल्पः, कन्या प्रकर्म, अतिचार दण्डाः इति कण्टक शोधनं चतुर्थम् अधिकरणम् ॥
Protection of artisans; protection of merchants; remedies against national calamities; suppression of the wicked living by foul means; detection of youths of criminal tendency by ascetic spies; seizure of criminals on suspicion or in the very act; examination of sudden death; trial and torture to elicit confession; protection of all kinds of government departments; fines in lieu of mutilation of limbs; death with or without torture; sexual intercourse with immature girls; atonement for violating justice.
english translation
kAru kara kSaNam, vaidehaka rakSaNam, upanipAta pratIkAraH, gUDha AjIvinAM rakSA, siddha vyaJjanair mANava prakAzanam, zaGkA rUpa karma abhigrahaH, Azu mRtaka parIkSA, vAkya karma anuyogaH, sarva adhikaraNa rakSaNaM eka aGga vadha niSkrayaH, zuddhaz citraz ca daNDa kalpaH, kanyA prakarma, aticAra daNDAH iti kaNTaka zodhanaM caturtham adhikaraNam ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript