Agni Purana — Chapter 256
AgP 256.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे दायविभागो नाम पञ्चपञ्चाशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ :प् ४२४ छप्तेर् {२५६} :श् अथ षट्पञ्चाशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः सीमाविवादादिनिर्णयः अग्निर् उवाच सीम्नो विवादे क्षेत्रस्य सामन्ताः स्थविरा गणाः गोपाः सीमाकृषाणा ये सर्वे च वनगोचराः
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe dāyavibhāgo nāma pañcapañcāśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || :p 424 chapter {256} :ś atha ṣaṭpañcāśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ sīmāvivādādinirṇayaḥ agnir uvāca sīmno vivāde kṣetrasya sāmantāḥ sthavirā gaṇāḥ gopāḥ sīmākṛṣāṇā ye sarve ca vanagocarāḥ
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the two hundred fifty-fifth chapter, called "The Division of Inheritance." Now the two hundred fifty-sixth chapter: the settling of boundary disputes and the like. Agni said: In a dispute over the boundary of a field, the neighbours, the elders, the guilds, the cowherds, those who plough at the boundary, and all who move about in the forest —
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AgP 256.2
नयेयुरेते सीमानं स्थलाङ्गारतुषद्रुमैः सेतुवल्मीकनिम्नास्थिचैत्याद्यैर् उपलक्षिताम्
nayeyurete sīmānaṃ sthalāṅgāratuṣadrumaiḥ setuvalmīkanimnāsthicaityādyair upalakṣitām
— these should determine the boundary, marked out by mounds, charcoal, chaff and trees, and by dikes, ant-hills, hollows, bones, shrines and the like.
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AgP 256.3
सामन्ता वा समंग्रामाश् चत्वारो ऽष्टौ दशापि वा(१) रक्तस्रग्वसनाः सीमान्नयेयुः क्षितिधारिणः
sāmantā vā samaṃgrāmāś catvāro 'ṣṭau daśāpi vā(1) raktasragvasanāḥ sīmānnayeyuḥ kṣitidhāriṇaḥ
Or the neighbours, of the same village, four, eight, or even ten, wearing red garlands and red garments, bearing earth (on their heads), should determine the boundary.
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AgP 256.4
अनृते तु पृथग्दण्ड्या राज्ञा मध्यमसाहसम् अभावे ज्ञातृचिह्नानां राजा सीम्नः प्रवत्तकः
anṛte tu pṛthagdaṇḍyā rājñā madhyamasāhasam abhāve jñātṛcihnānāṃ rājā sīmnaḥ pravattakaḥ
But if (they speak) falsely, each is to be fined by the king the middle fine. In the absence of witnesses and of marks, the king is the one who fixes the boundary.
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AgP 256.5
आरामायतनग्रामनिपानोद्यानवेश्मसु एष एव विधिर्ज्ञेयो वर्षाम्वुप्रवहेषु च
ārāmāyatanagrāmanipānodyānaveśmasu eṣa eva vidhirjñeyo varṣāmvupravaheṣu ca
This same rule is to be known for gardens, sanctuaries, villages, watering places, pleasure-groves and houses, and for the channels through which the rain-water flows.
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AgP 256.6
मर्यादायाः प्रभेदेषु क्षेत्रस्य हरणे तथा मर्यादायाश् च दण्ड्याः स्युरधमोत्तममध्यमाः
maryādāyāḥ prabhedeṣu kṣetrasya haraṇe tathā maryādāyāś ca daṇḍyāḥ syuradhamottamamadhyamāḥ
For breaking through a boundary-mark, and likewise for seizing a field or a boundary, (offenders) are to be fined the lowest, highest or middle (fine).
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AgP 256.7
न निषेध्यो ऽल्पबाधस्तु सेतुः कल्याणकारकः परभूमिं हरन् कूपः स्वल्पक्षेत्रो बहूदकः
na niṣedhyo 'lpabādhastu setuḥ kalyāṇakārakaḥ parabhūmiṃ haran kūpaḥ svalpakṣetro bahūdakaḥ
But a dike that causes little harm and produces benefit is not to be forbidden, nor a well that takes up another's ground, occupying little land but yielding much water.
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AgP 256.8
स्वामिने यो ऽनिवेद्यैव क्षेत्रे सेतुं प्रकल्पयेत् उत्पन्ने स्वामिनो भोगस्तदभावे महीपतेः
svāmine yo 'nivedyaiva kṣetre setuṃ prakalpayet utpanne svāmino bhogastadabhāve mahīpateḥ
He who, without informing the owner, builds a dike on a field: when produce arises, the enjoyment (of it) belongs to the owner, and in his absence to the king.
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AgP 256.9
फालाहतमपि क्षेत्रं यो न कुर्यान्न कारयेत् :न् १ चत्वारो ऽथ दशापि वेति ख॥ , ग॥ , ञ॥ च :प् ४२५ स प्रदाप्यो ऽकृष्टफलं क्षेत्रमन्येन कारयेत्
phālāhatamapi kṣetraṃ yo na kuryānna kārayet :n 1 catvāro 'tha daśāpi veti kha.. , ga.. , ña.. ca :p 425 sa pradāpyo 'kṛṣṭaphalaṃ kṣetramanyena kārayet
He who does not work, nor have worked, a field even though it has been broken by the ploughshare — he is to be made to pay the value of the untilled crop, and (the king) should have the field worked by another.
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AgP 256.10
मासानष्टौ तु महिषी सत्यघातस्य कारिणी दण्डनीया तदर्धन्तु गौस्तदर्धमजाविकं
māsānaṣṭau tu mahiṣī satyaghātasya kāriṇī daṇḍanīyā tadardhantu gaustadardhamajāvikaṃ
A buffalo that destroys crops is to be fined eight (paṇas per?) month; a cow half of that, a goat or sheep half of that again.
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AgP 256.11
भक्षयित्वोपविष्टानां यथोक्ताद् द्विगुणो दमः सममेषां विवीतेपि स्वराष्ट्रं महिषीसमम्
bhakṣayitvopaviṣṭānāṃ yathoktād dviguṇo damaḥ samameṣāṃ vivītepi svarāṣṭraṃ mahiṣīsamam
For (animals) that have settled down after eating, the fine is double what is stated. This is the same for them even on pasture-land; within one's own realm (the fine is) equal to that for the buffalo.
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AgP 256.12
यावत् सत्यं विनष्टन्तु तावत् क्षेत्री फलं लभेत् पालस्ताड्यो ऽथ गोस्वामी पूर्वोक्तं दण्डमर्हति
yāvat satyaṃ vinaṣṭantu tāvat kṣetrī phalaṃ labhet pālastāḍyo 'tha gosvāmī pūrvoktaṃ daṇḍamarhati
As much crop as has been destroyed, so much value shall the field-owner receive; the herdsman is to be beaten, and the owner of the cattle deserves the fine stated before.
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AgP 256.13
पथि ग्रामविवीतान्ते क्षेत्रे दोषो न विद्यते अकामतः कामचारे चौरवद्दण्डमर्हति
pathi grāmavivītānte kṣetre doṣo na vidyate akāmataḥ kāmacāre cauravaddaṇḍamarhati
On a road, at the edge of a village or of a pasture, (or) in a field, there is no offence if it is unintentional; if the (animal) is let roam deliberately, (the owner) deserves punishment as for a thief.
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AgP 256.14
महोत्क्षोत्सृष्टपशवः सूतिकागन्तुका च गौः पालो येषान्तु मोच्या दैवराजपरिप्लुताः
mahotkṣotsṛṣṭapaśavaḥ sūtikāgantukā ca gauḥ pālo yeṣāntu mocyā daivarājapariplutāḥ
A great bull, animals set free (as offerings), a cow that has just calved or one that has strayed in, and (animals) whose herdsman is (absent) — these are to be released, as are those overtaken by an act of god or of the king.
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AgP 256.15
यथार्पितान् पशून् गोपोः सायं प्रत्यर्पयेत्तथा प्रमादमृतनष्टांश् च प्रदाप्यः कृतवेतनः
yathārpitān paśūn gopoḥ sāyaṃ pratyarpayettathā pramādamṛtanaṣṭāṃś ca pradāpyaḥ kṛtavetanaḥ
The cowherd should hand back in the evening the animals just as they were entrusted (to him); and if they die or are lost through his negligence, he who has taken wages is to be made to pay.
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AgP 256.16
पालदोषविनाशे तु पाले दण्डो विधीयते अर्धत्रयोदशपणः स्वामिनो द्रव्यमेव च
pāladoṣavināśe tu pāle daṇḍo vidhīyate ardhatrayodaśapaṇaḥ svāmino dravyameva ca
But when the loss is due to the herdsman's fault, a fine is laid down for the herdsman: twelve and a half paṇas, and the value of the property to the owner.
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AgP 256.17
ग्रामेच्छया गोप्रचारो भूमिराजवशेन वा द्विजस्तृणैधःपुष्पाणि सर्वतः स्ववदाहरेत्
grāmecchayā gopracāro bhūmirājavaśena vā dvijastṛṇaidhaḥpuṣpāṇi sarvataḥ svavadāharet
Pasturing of cattle is by the wish of the village, or by the will of the owner of the land or the king; a twice-born may take grass, fuel and flowers from anywhere as if they were his own.
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AgP 256.18
धनुःशतं परीणाहो ग्रामक्षेत्रान्तरं भवेत् द्वे शते खर्वटस्य स्यान्नगरस्य चतुःशतम्
dhanuḥśataṃ parīṇāho grāmakṣetrāntaraṃ bhavet dve śate kharvaṭasya syānnagarasya catuḥśatam
The space between a village and its fields should be a circuit of a hundred bows; for a market-town two hundred, and for a city four hundred.
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AgP 256.19
स्वं लभेतान्यविक्रीतं क्रेतुर्दोषो ऽप्रकाशिते हीनाद्रहो हीनमूल्ये वेलाहीने च तस्करः
svaṃ labhetānyavikrītaṃ kreturdoṣo 'prakāśite hīnādraho hīnamūlye velāhīne ca taskaraḥ
One recovers one's own property that has been sold by another; the fault lies with the buyer when (the purchase) is not made openly. (Buying) from a disreputable person, in secret, at too low a price, or at an improper hour — (the buyer) is a thief.
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AgP 256.20
नष्टापहृतमासाद्य हर्तारं ग्राहयेन्नरम् देशकालातिपत्तौ वा गृहीत्वा स्वयमर्पयेत्
naṣṭāpahṛtamāsādya hartāraṃ grāhayennaram deśakālātipattau vā gṛhītvā svayamarpayet
On finding what was lost or stolen, one should have the man who took it seized; or, if the (proper) place and time have passed, one should seize (the goods) and hand them over oneself.
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AgP 256.21
:प् ४२६ विक्रेतुर्दर्शनाच्छुद्धिः स्वामी द्रव्यं नृपो दमम् क्रेता मूल्यं समाप्नोति तस्माद्यस्तत्र विक्रयी
:p 426 vikreturdarśanācchuddhiḥ svāmī dravyaṃ nṛpo damam kretā mūlyaṃ samāpnoti tasmādyastatra vikrayī
By producing the seller (the buyer) is cleared: the owner obtains the goods, the king the fine, and the buyer the purchase price — from him who was the seller in that (transaction).
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AgP 256.22
आगमेनोपभोगेन नष्टं भाव्यमतो ऽन्यथा पञ्चबन्धो दमस्तस्य राज्ञे तेनाप्यभाविते
āgamenopabhogena naṣṭaṃ bhāvyamato 'nyathā pañcabandho damastasya rājñe tenāpyabhāvite
By (proof of) title and by (long) enjoyment (ownership is established); otherwise it is lost. A fine of five times (the value) falls to the king upon him who cannot establish it even by that.
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AgP 256.23
हृतं प्रनष्टं यो द्रव्यं परहस्तादवाप्नुयात् अनिवेद्य नृपे दण्ड्यः स तु षन्नयतिं पणान्
hṛtaṃ pranaṣṭaṃ yo dravyaṃ parahastādavāpnuyāt anivedya nṛpe daṇḍyaḥ sa tu ṣannayatiṃ paṇān
Whoever obtains from another's hand goods that were stolen or lost, without reporting it to the king, is to be punished with ninety-six paṇas.
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AgP 256.24
शौल्किकैः स्थानपालैर् वा नष्टापहृतमाहृतं अर्वाक् संवत्सरात् स्वामी लभते परतो नृपः
śaulkikaiḥ sthānapālair vā naṣṭāpahṛtamāhṛtaṃ arvāk saṃvatsarāt svāmī labhate parato nṛpaḥ
When lost or stolen (property) is brought in by toll-officers or by station-guards, the owner receives it within a year; after that, the king (takes it).
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AgP 256.25
पणानेकशफे दद्याच्चतुरः पञ्च मानुषे महिषोष्ट्रगवां द्वौ द्वौ पादं पादमजाविके
paṇānekaśaphe dadyāccaturaḥ pañca mānuṣe mahiṣoṣṭragavāṃ dvau dvau pādaṃ pādamajāvike
He should pay four paṇas in the case of a single-hoofed animal, five for a human being, two each for buffaloes, camels and cows, and a quarter each for goats and sheep.
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AgP 256.26
स्वकुटुम्बाविरोधेन देयं दारसुतादृते नान्वये सति सर्वस्वं देयं यच्चान्यसंश्रुतम्
svakuṭumbāvirodhena deyaṃ dārasutādṛte nānvaye sati sarvasvaṃ deyaṃ yaccānyasaṃśrutam
A gift is to be made without detriment to one's own household, excepting wife and son; when there is no offspring, one's whole property may be given, and whatever has been promised to another.
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AgP 256.27
प्रतिग्रहः प्रकाशः स्यात् स्थावरस्य विशेषतः देयं प्रतिश्रुतञ्चैव दत्वा नापहरेत् पुनः
pratigrahaḥ prakāśaḥ syāt sthāvarasya viśeṣataḥ deyaṃ pratiśrutañcaiva datvā nāpaharet punaḥ
Acceptance (of a gift) should be public, especially in the case of immovable property; what has been promised must be given, and having given one should not take it back again.
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AgP 256.28
दशैकपञ्चसप्ताहमासत्र्यहार्धमासिकं वीजायोवाह्यरत्नस्त्रीदोह्यपुंसां प्रतीक्षणम्
daśaikapañcasaptāhamāsatryahārdhamāsikaṃ vījāyovāhyaratnastrīdohyapuṃsāṃ pratīkṣaṇam
Ten (days), one, five, seven, a fortnight?, a month, three days, half a month — such is the period of waiting for seed, iron, draught animals, jewels, women, milch cattle and men.
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AgP 256.29
अग्नौ सुवर्णमक्षीणं द्विपलं रजते शते अष्टौ त्रपुणि सीसे च ताम्रे पञ्चदशायसि
agnau suvarṇamakṣīṇaṃ dvipalaṃ rajate śate aṣṭau trapuṇi sīse ca tāmre pañcadaśāyasi
In fire gold suffers no loss; in a hundred (palas) of silver, two palas; eight in tin and in lead; five in copper, ten in iron.
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AgP 256.30
शते दशपलावृद्धिरौर्णे कार्पासिके तथा मध्ये पञ्चपला ज्ञेया सूक्ष्मे तु त्रिपला मता
śate daśapalāvṛddhiraurṇe kārpāsike tathā madhye pañcapalā jñeyā sūkṣme tu tripalā matā
In a hundred (palas) there is an increase of ten palas in woollen and likewise in cotton (goods); in medium (quality) it is to be known as five palas, and in fine it is held to be three palas.
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AgP 256.31
कार्मिके रोमबद्धे च त्रिंशद्भागः क्षयो मतः न क्षयो न च वृद्धिस्तु कौशेये वल्कलेषु च
kārmike romabaddhe ca triṃśadbhāgaḥ kṣayo mataḥ na kṣayo na ca vṛddhistu kauśeye valkaleṣu ca
In kārmika cloth and in that woven of hair, the loss is held to be a thirtieth part; but in silk and in bark-garments there is neither loss nor increase.
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AgP 256.32
देशं कालञ्च भोगञ्च ज्ञात्वा नष्टे बलाबलम् :प् ४२७ द्रव्याणां कुशला ब्रूयुर्यत्तद्दाप्यमसंशयम्
deśaṃ kālañca bhogañca jñātvā naṣṭe balābalam :p 427 dravyāṇāṃ kuśalā brūyuryattaddāpyamasaṃśayam
Knowing the place, the time, the use, and the strength or weakness of the goods when (they are) damaged, let experts declare (the amount); whatever that is, must undoubtedly be paid.
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AgP 256.33
बलाद्दासीकृतश् चौरैर् विक्रीतश्चापि मुच्यते स्वामिप्राणप्रदो भक्तत्यागात्तन्निष्क्रयादपि
balāddāsīkṛtaś caurair vikrītaścāpi mucyate svāmiprāṇaprado bhaktatyāgāttanniṣkrayādapi
One made a slave by force, and one sold by thieves, is released; (so too) one who has saved his master's life, by (the master's) withholding of maintenance, and also by payment of his price.
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AgP 256.34
प्रव्रज्यावसितो राज्ञो दास आमरणान्तिकः वर्णानामानुलोम्येन दास्यं न प्रतिलोमतः
pravrajyāvasito rājño dāsa āmaraṇāntikaḥ varṇānāmānulomyena dāsyaṃ na pratilomataḥ
One who has fallen from the ascetic's vow is the king's slave until death. Slavery is (valid) in the descending order of the classes, not in the reverse order.
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AgP 256.35
कृतशिल्पोपि निवसेत् कृतकालं गुरोर्गृहे अन्तेवासी गुरुप्राप्तभोजनस्त्रत्फलप्तदः
kṛtaśilpopi nivaset kṛtakālaṃ gurorgṛhe antevāsī guruprāptabhojanastratphalaptadaḥ
Even when he has mastered the craft, (the pupil) should dwell in the teacher's house for the agreed time; the apprentice, receiving his food from the teacher, gives him the fruit (of his work).
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AgP 256.36
राजा कृत्वा पुरे स्थानं ब्राह्मणान्न्यस्य तत्र तु त्रैविद्यं वृत्तिमद्ब्रूयात् स्वधर्मः पाल्यतामिति
rājā kṛtvā pure sthānaṃ brāhmaṇānnyasya tatra tu traividyaṃ vṛttimadbrūyāt svadharmaḥ pālyatāmiti
The king, having established a place in the city and having installed there brahmins versed in the three Vedas and provided with a livelihood, should say: "Let each one's own dharma be upheld."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.37
निजधर्माविरोधेन यस्तु सामयिको भवेत् सो ऽपि यत्नेन संरक्ष्यो धर्मो राजकृतश् च यः
nijadharmāvirodhena yastu sāmayiko bhavet so 'pi yatnena saṃrakṣyo dharmo rājakṛtaś ca yaḥ
And whatever is established by agreement, not conflicting with one's own dharma, that too is to be carefully upheld, as also the dharma laid down by the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.38
गणद्रव्यं हरेद्यस्तु संविदं लङ्घयेच्च यः सर्वस्वहरणं कृत्वा तं राष्ट्राद्विप्रवासयेत्
gaṇadravyaṃ haredyastu saṃvidaṃ laṅghayecca yaḥ sarvasvaharaṇaṃ kṛtvā taṃ rāṣṭrādvipravāsayet
Whoever steals a corporation's property, and whoever transgresses its agreement — after confiscating all he has, (the king) should banish him from the realm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.39
कर्तव्यं वचनं सर्वैः समूहहितवादिभिः यस्तत्र विपरीतः स्यात्स दाप्यः प्रथमं दमम्
kartavyaṃ vacanaṃ sarvaiḥ samūhahitavādibhiḥ yastatra viparītaḥ syātsa dāpyaḥ prathamaṃ damam
The word of all those who speak for the welfare of the group is to be carried out; whoever there acts contrary to it is to be made to pay the first (i.e. lowest) fine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.40
समूहकार्यप्रहितो यल्लभेत्तत्तदर्पयेत् एकादशगुणं दाप्यो यद्यसौ नार्पयेत् स्वयम्
samūhakāryaprahito yallabhettattadarpayet ekādaśaguṇaṃ dāpyo yadyasau nārpayet svayam
One sent on the group's business should hand over whatever he obtains; if he does not hand it over himself, he is to be made to pay eleven times (its value).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.41
वेदज्ञाः शुचयो ऽलुब्धा भवेयुः कार्यचिन्तकाः कर्तव्यं वचनं तेषां समूहहितवादिनां
vedajñāḥ śucayo 'lubdhā bhaveyuḥ kāryacintakāḥ kartavyaṃ vacanaṃ teṣāṃ samūhahitavādināṃ
(The members) should be knowers of the Veda, pure, free from greed, and attentive to business; the word of those who speak for the welfare of the group must be acted upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.42
श्रेणिनैगमपाखण्डिगणानामप्ययं विधिः भेदञ्चैषां नृपो रक्षेत् पूर्ववृत्तिञ्च पालयेत्
śreṇinaigamapākhaṇḍigaṇānāmapyayaṃ vidhiḥ bhedañcaiṣāṃ nṛpo rakṣet pūrvavṛttiñca pālayet
This rule applies also to guilds, merchant corporations, heretics' orders, and (other) associations; the king should guard them against schism and should uphold their former usage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.43
गृहीतवेतनः कर्म त्यजन् द्विगुणमावहेत् अगृहीते समं दाप्यो भृत्यै रक्ष्य उपस्करः
gṛhītavetanaḥ karma tyajan dviguṇamāvahet agṛhīte samaṃ dāpyo bhṛtyai rakṣya upaskaraḥ
One who, having taken his wages, abandons the work should pay twice (as much); if he has not taken them, he is to be made to pay an equal amount; and the implements are to be safeguarded by the servants.
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AgP 256.44
:प् ४२८ दाप्यस्तु दशमं भागं बाणिज्यपशुसस्यतः अनिश्चित्य भृतिं यस्तु कारयेत्स महीक्षिता
:p 428 dāpyastu daśamaṃ bhāgaṃ bāṇijyapaśusasyataḥ aniścitya bhṛtiṃ yastu kārayetsa mahīkṣitā
He is to be made to pay a tenth part out of trade, cattle, and grain; but one who has work done without settling the wage (is to be punished) by the ruler of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 256.45
देशं कालञ्च यो ऽतीयात् कर्म कुर्याच्च यो ऽन्यथा तत्र तु स्वामिनश्छन्दो ऽधिकं देयं कृते ऽधिके
deśaṃ kālañca yo 'tīyāt karma kuryācca yo 'nyathā tatra tu svāminaśchando 'dhikaṃ deyaṃ kṛte 'dhike
(As for) one who overruns the place and the time, and one who does the work otherwise—in that case it is the master's option; if more has been done, more should be given.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.46
यो यावत् कुरुते कर्म तावत्तस्य तु वेतनम् उभयोरप्यसाध्यञ्चेत् साध्ये कुर्याद्यथाश्रुतम्
yo yāvat kurute karma tāvattasya tu vetanam ubhayorapyasādhyañcet sādhye kuryādyathāśrutam
Whoever does however much work, that much is his wage; if (the task) is unaccomplishable even by the two of them, in what is accomplishable he should act as was agreed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.47
अराजदैविकन्नष्टं भाण्डं दाप्यस्तु वाहकः प्रस्थानविघ्नकृच्चैव प्रदाप्यो द्विगुणां भृतिम्
arājadaivikannaṣṭaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ dāpyastu vāhakaḥ prasthānavighnakṛccaiva pradāpyo dviguṇāṃ bhṛtim
The carrier is to be made to pay for goods lost otherwise than through the king or through fate; and one who obstructs the setting out is to be made to pay double the wage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.48
प्रक्रान्ते सप्तमं भागं चतुर्थं पथि संत्यजन् भृतिमर्धपथे सर्वां प्रदाप्यस्त्याजकोअपि च
prakrānte saptamaṃ bhāgaṃ caturthaṃ pathi saṃtyajan bhṛtimardhapathe sarvāṃ pradāpyastyājakoapi ca
One who abandons (the load) when the journey has begun (forfeits) a seventh part, a fourth on the road, and the whole wage at the halfway point; and one who causes (another) to abandon it must likewise pay.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 256.49
ग्लहे शतिकवृद्धेस्तु सभिकः पञ्चकं गतं गृह्णीयाद्धूर्तकितवादितराद्दशकं शतं
glahe śatikavṛddhestu sabhikaḥ pañcakaṃ gataṃ gṛhṇīyāddhūrtakitavāditarāddaśakaṃ śataṃ
At the stake, the gambling-house keeper should take five per cent of the increase on a hundred from a cheating gambler, and ten per hundred from another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 256.50
स सम्यक्पालितो दद्याद्राज्ञे भागं यथाकृतं जितमुद्ग्राहयेज्जेत्रे दद्यात्सत्यं वचः क्षमी
sa samyakpālito dadyādrājñe bhāgaṃ yathākṛtaṃ jitamudgrāhayejjetre dadyātsatyaṃ vacaḥ kṣamī
He, being properly protected (by the king), should give the king his share as arranged; he should have the winnings collected for the winner, and, forbearing, should speak the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.51
प्राप्ते नृपतिना भागे प्रसिद्धे धूर्तमण्डले जितं सशभिके स्थाने दापयेदन्यथा न तु
prāpte nṛpatinā bhāge prasiddhe dhūrtamaṇḍale jitaṃ saśabhike sthāne dāpayedanyathā na tu
When the share has been received by the king, in an established circle of gamblers, at a place where the house-keeper is present, he should have the winnings paid over—but not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.52
द्रष्टारो व्यवहाराणां साक्षिणश् च त एव हि राज्ञा सचिह्ना निर्वास्याः कूटाक्षोपधिदेविनः
draṣṭāro vyavahārāṇāṃ sākṣiṇaś ca ta eva hi rājñā sacihnā nirvāsyāḥ kūṭākṣopadhidevinaḥ
For these very men are the observers of the transactions and (also) the witnesses; those who play with false dice and with trickery are to be branded and banished by the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 256.53
द्यूतमेकमुखं कार्यं तस्करज्ञानकारणात् एष एव विधिर्ज्ञेयः प्राणिद्यूते समाह्वये
dyūtamekamukhaṃ kāryaṃ taskarajñānakāraṇāt eṣa eva vidhirjñeyaḥ prāṇidyūte samāhvaye
Gambling should be conducted under a single authority, for the sake of detecting thieves; this same rule is to be known for gambling with animals and for wagers of challenge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition