Arthashastra 3.16.40: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 16, Sutra 40
ते यथास्वमुपवासव्रतैराराधयेयुः अन्यत्र पारुष्यस्तेयसाहससंग्रहणेभ्यः ॥ कZ_०३.१६.४० ॥
te yathāsvam upavāsavratair ārādhayeyuḥ anyatra pāruṣya-steya-sāhasa-saṃgrahaṇebhyaḥ
अगर इनमे कोई गलती हो जाए, तो अपना व्रत और उपवास से सुधार करना पड़ेगा। लेकिन अगर किसी पे हाथ उठाया, चोरी की, जबरदस्ती की, या ज्यादा सामान जमा किया, तो अलग सज़ा होगी।
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