Arthashastra · Chapter 03.20

dyūta.adhyakṣo dyūtam eka.mukhaṃ kārayet //

anyatra dīvyato dvādaśa.paṇo daṇḍo gūḍha.ājīvi.jñāpana.artham //

"dyūta.abhiyoge jetuḥ pūrvaḥ sāhasa.daṇḍaḥ, parājitasya madhyamaḥ //

bāliśa.jātīyo hy eṣa jetu.kāmaḥ parājayaṃ na kṣamate" ity ācāryāḥ //

na^ity kauṭilyaḥ //

parājitaś ced dvi.guṇa.daṇḍaḥ kriyeta na kaścana rājānam abhisariṣyati //

prāyaśo hi kitavāḥ kūṭa.devinaḥ //

teṣām adhyakṣāḥ śuddhāḥ kākaṇīr akṣāṃś ca sthāpayeyuḥ //

kākaṇy.akṣāṇām anya.upadhāne dvādaśa.paṇo daṇḍaḥ, kūṭa.karmaṇi pūrvaḥ sāhasa.daṇḍo jita.pratyādānam, upadhau steya.daṇḍaś ca //

jita.dravyād adhyakṣaḥ pañcakaṃ śatam ādadīta, kākaṇy.akṣa.arālā.śalākā.avakrayam udaka.bhūmi.karma.krayaṃ ca //

dravyāṇām ādhānaṃ vikrayaṃ ca kuryāt //

akṣa.bhūmi.hasta.doṣāṇāṃ ca^apratiṣedhane dvi.guṇo daṇḍaḥ //

tena samāhvayo vyākhyātaḥ, anyatra vidyā.śilpa.samāhvayāt / iti //

prakīrṇakaṃ tu - yācitaka.avakrītaka.āhitaka.nikṣepakāṇāṃ yathā.deśa.kālam adāne, yāmac.chāyā.samupaveśa.saṃsthitīnāṃ vā deśa.kāla.atipātane, gulmatara.deyaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ sādhayataḥ, prativeśa.anuveśayor upari nimantraṇe ca dvādaśa.paṇo daṇḍaḥ //

saṃdiṣṭam artham aprayacchato, bhrātṛ.bhāryāṃ hastena laṅghayato, rūpa.ājīvām anya.uparuddhāṃ gacchataḥ, para.vaktavyaṃ paṇyaṃ krīṇānasya, samudraṃ gṛham udbhindataḥ, sāmanta.catvāriṃśat.kulya.ābādhām ācarataś ca^aṣṭa.catvāriṃśat.paṇo daṇḍaḥ //

kula.nīvī.grāhakasya^apavyayane, vidhavāṃ chanda.vāsinīṃ prasahya^adhicarataḥ, caṇḍālasya^āryāṃ spṛśataḥ, pratyāsannam āpady anabhidhāvato, niṣkāraṇam abhidhāvanaṃ kurvataḥ, śākya.ājīvaka.ādīn vṛṣala.pravrajitān deva.pitṛ.kāryeṣu bhojayataḥ śatyo daṇḍaḥ //

śapatha.vākya.anuyogam aniṣṛṣṭaṃ kurvataḥ, yukta.karma ca^ayuktasya, kṣudra.paśu.vṛṣāṇāṃ puṃstva.upaghātinaḥ, dāsyā garbham auṣadhena pātayataś ca pūrvaḥ sāhasa.daṇḍaḥ //

pitā.putrayor dampatyor bhrātṛ.bhaginyor mātula.bhagineyayoḥ śiṣya.ācāryayor vā parasparam apatitaṃ tyajataḥ, sārtha.ābhiprayātaṃ grāma.madhye vā tyajataḥ pūrvaḥ sāhasa.daṇḍaḥ, kāntāre madhyamaḥ, tan.nimittaṃ bhreṣayata uttamaḥ, saha.prasthāyiṣv anyeṣv ardha.daṇḍāḥ //

puruṣam abandhanīyaṃ badhnato bandhayato bandhaṃ vā mokṣayato, bālam aprāpta.vyavahāraṃ badhnato bandhayato vā sahasraṃ daṇḍaḥ //

puruṣa.aparādha.viśeṣeṇa daṇḍa.viśeṣaḥ kāryaḥ //

tīrtha.karas tapasvī vyādhitaḥ kṣut.pipāsā.adhva.klāntas tiro.jana.pado daṇḍa.khedī niṣkiṃcanaś ca^anugrāhyāḥ //

deva.brāhmaṇa.tapasvi.strī.bāla.vṛddha.vyādhitānām anāthānām anabhisaratāṃ dharmasthāḥ kāryāṇi kuryuḥ, na ca deśa.kāla.bhogac.chalena^atihareyuḥ //

pūjyā vidyā.buddhi.pauruṣa.abhijana.karma.atiśayataś ca puruṣāḥ //
KAZ03.20.24ab/ evaṃ kāryāṇi dharmasthāḥ kuryur acchala.darśinaḥ /
KAZ03.20.24cd/ samāḥ sarveṣu bhāveṣu viśvāsyā loka.sampriyāḥ //E
(ṣuppression of criminals)
(Keeping a watch over artisans)