Arthashastra 3.13.30: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 30
सकृदात्माधाता निष्पतितः सीदेत्द्विरन्येनाहितकः सकृदुभौ परविषयाभिमुखौ ॥ कZ_०३.१३.०६ ॥
sakṛdātmādhātā niṣpatitaḥ sīdet dvir anyenāhitakaḥ sakṛd ubhau paraviṣayābhimukhau
Jo log kaam karke apna kaam dikhate hain, jaise karigar, doctor, bolne wale, naukar, unka paise ka hisaab aise chalta hai. Jo dusra aisa hi kaam karne wala leta hai, wahi rate chaloo hai. Ya phir jo log is kaam ko samajhte hain, woh bata denge ki kitna sahi hai.
FAQs
Flight across jurisdictions undermines enforcement; Kautilya anticipates cross-border evasion and prescribes immediate restraint/controls when a pledged person attempts to leave the ruler’s territory.
To prevent exploitation/trafficking-like repeated transfers and to preserve clarity of obligation and liability in pledged-service arrangements.
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