Arthashastra

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पुराणां ग्रामाणां कुलानां वा दूष्याणां सीमा क्षेत्र खल वेश्म मर्यादासु द्रव्य उपकरण सस्य वाहन हिंसासु प्रेक्षा कृत्य उत्सवेषु वा समुत्पन्ने कलहे तीक्ष्णैर् उत्पादिते वा तीक्ष्णाः शस्त्रं पातयित्वा ब्रूयुः "एवं क्रियन्ते ये अमुना कलहायन्ते॒ इति ॥

When with reference to boundaries, field-produce, and boundaries of houses, or with reference to any damage done to things, instruments, crops, and beasts of burden or on occasions of witnessing spectacles and processions, any dispute, real or caused by fiery spies, arises in seditious towns, villages, or families, fiery spies may hurl weapons and say: "This is what is done to them who quarrel with this man".

english translation

purANAM grAmANAM kulAnAM vA dUSyANAM sImA kSetra khala vezma maryAdAsu dravya upakaraNa sasya vAhana hiMsAsu prekSA kRtya utsaveSu vA samutpanne kalahe tIkSNair utpAdite vA tIkSNAH zastraM pAtayitvA brUyuH "evaM kriyante ye amunA kalahAyante॒ iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript