Arthashastra 3.10.38: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 10, Sutra 38
प्रच्छन्नश्रवणेक्षणे च सर्वहिते च कर्मणि निग्रहेण द्विगुणमंशं दद्यात् ॥ कZ_०३.१०.३८ ॥
pracchannaśravaṇekṣaṇe ca sarvahite ca karmaṇi nigraheṇa dviguṇamaṃśaṃ dadyāt
जब किसी को चुपके से सुनना हो या देखना हो, और जब काम में किसी की गलती रोकनी हो, तो उसको डब रिवॉर्ड मिलता है। यह सब लोग के भले के लिए होता है।
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