Arthashastra 3.10.8: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 10, Sutra 8
क्षेत्रिकस्याक्षिपतः क्षेत्रमुपवासस्य वा त्यजतो बीजकाले द्वादशपणो दण्डः अन्यत्र दोषोपनिपाताविषह्येभ्यः ॥ कZ_०३.१०.०८ ॥
kṣetrikasyākṣipataḥ kṣetram upavāsasya vā tyajato bījakāle dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ anyatra doṣopanipātāviṣahyebhyaḥ
अगर किसान बीज बोने का टाइम अपना खेत छोड़ दे, तो उसपे 12 पण जुर्माना लगेगा। लेकिन अगर कोई बड़ा आफत आयी हो, तब माफ है।
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Sowing time is a narrow seasonal window; abandonment then threatens total crop failure and revenue loss, so the state enforces timely cultivation while allowing exceptions for unavoidable calamities.
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