Arthashastra 3.13.33: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 33
प्रेतविण्मूत्रोच्छिष्टग्राहणमाहितस्य नग्नस्नापनं दण्डप्रेषणमतिक्रमणं च स्त्रीणां मूल्यनाशकरं धात्रीपरिचारिकार्धसीतिकोपचारिकाणां च मोक्षकरम् ॥ कZ_०३.१३.०९ ॥
pretaviṇmūtrocchiṣṭagrāhaṇam āhitasya nagnasnāpanaṃ daṇḍapreṣaṇam atikramaṇaṃ ca strīṇāṃ mūlyanāśakaraṃ dhātrīparicārikārdhasītikopacārikāṇāṃ ca mokṣakaram
जब कोई मजदूरी का पैसा नहीं देता, तो सज़ा ये है। दस दिन की जेल, या छह पण जुर्माना।
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