Arthashastra 3.10.36: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 10, Sutra 36
कर्माकरणे कर्मवेतनद्विगुणम् हिरण्यादाने प्रत्यंशद्विगुणम् भक्ष्यपेयादाने च प्रहवणेषु द्विगुणमंशं दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.१०.३६ ॥
karmākaraṇe karmavetanadviguṇam hiraṇyādāne pratyaṃśadviguṇam bhakṣyapeyādāne ca prahavaṇeṣu dviguṇamaṃśaṃ dadyāt
काम नहीं किया तो डबल वेतन देना पड़ेगा। कैश उठाया तो डबल वापस करना। खाना-पीना खाया तो डबल दाम लगाना पड़ेगा।
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Kauṭilya uses double payment as a simple, scalable deterrent: it is restitution plus a punitive premium, easy to compute and enforce in corporate/community settings.
Because communal distributions are high-risk for petty diversion; specifying the penalty protects welfare provisioning and public trust.
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