Kantakashodhana Adhyaya 1 Sutra 11 - Arthashastra | Sanskrit | Vedapath

Sutra 11

Devanagari script

मानहीने हीनावहीनं वेतनं तद्द्विगुणश्च दण्डः तुलाहीने हीनचतुर्गुणो दण्डः सूत्रपरिवर्तने मूल्यद्विगुणः ॥ कZ_०४.१.११ ॥

Transliteration

mānahīne hīnāvahīnaṃ vetanaṃ taddviguṇaśca daṇḍaḥ tulāhīne hīnacaturguṇo daṇḍaḥ sūtraparivartane mūlyadviguṇaḥ

Translation

मानहीने यावद् हीनं तावद् वेतनं हीयते, तस्य च द्विगुणो दण्डः। तुलाहीने हीनस्य चतुर्गुणो दण्डः। सूत्रपरिवर्तने मूल्यद्विगुणो दण्डः।

Word by Word

मानहीनेwhen the standard measure is deficient

हीनात्from/than the deficient (standard)

अवहीनम्non-deficient (i.e., full)

वेतनम्wage; remuneration

तत्that (in that case)

द्विगुणःtwofold; double

चand

दण्डःpenalty; fine

तुलाहीनेwhen the weighing-scale is deficient

हीनचतुर्गुणःfour times (the amount); quadruple

दण्डःpenalty; fine

सूत्रपरिवर्तनेin the alteration/tampering of the measuring cord

मूल्यद्विगुणःdouble the value (as penalty)

Entities Mentioned

weavers

inspectors/market authority (implied)

Why is short-weight punished more heavily than short-measure here?

Short-weight directly manipulates material quantity/value and is harder for buyers to detect, so the deterrent is stronger (4×).