Arthashastra 3.13.4: Dharmasthiya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 4
न त्वेवार्यस्य दासभावः ॥ कZ_०३.१३.०४ ॥
na tu eva āryasya dāsabhāvaḥ
Ngunit ang isang ārya ay hindi dapat ilagay sa katayuang alipin/katulong (ibig sabihin, hindi pinahihintulutan ang pag-aalipin sa isang ārya).
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It draws a hard legal boundary around who can be reduced to servile status, stabilizing the social order by protecting the core ‘ārya’ category from enslavement.
They juxtapose customary allowance for some groups with a categorical prohibition for āryas—showing differentiated legal status and a hierarchy of protections.
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