Arthashastra 3.17.8: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 17, Sutra 8
ताम्रवृत्तकंसकाचदन्तभाण्डादीनां स्थूलकद्रव्याणामष्टचत्वारिंशत्पणावरः षण्णवतिपरः पूर्वः साहसदण्डः ॥ कZ_०३.१७.०८ ॥
tāmravṛttakaṃsakācadantabhāṇḍādīnāṃ sthūlakadravyāṇām aṣṭacatvāriṃśatpaṇāvaraḥ ṣaṇṇavatiparaḥ pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ
भारी चीज़ें जैसे ताँबा, काँसी, शीशे के बर्तन, हाथी के दाँत से बने बर्तन, इन सब के लिए पहला जुर्माना 48 पण से 96 पण तक है।
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