Arthashastra 3.10.33: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 10, Sutra 33
तेषामन्यथा हिंसायां दण्डपारुष्यदण्डाः ॥ कZ_०३.१०.३३ ॥
teṣām anyathā hiṃsāyāṃ daṇḍapāruṣyadaṇḍāḥ
अगर रोकने में गलत तरीके से जानवर को नुकसान हो गया, तो मारना-पीटना मान के सज़ा देना। जो ज़ोर से मारेगा, उसको भी परेशान करेंगे।
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