TITUS
Kautiliya Arthasastra: Part No. 56

Chapter: 26 

(Supervisor of (animal-)slaughter)


Sentence: 1 
    sūnādʰyakṣaḥ pradiṣṭābʰayānām abʰayavanavāsināṃ ca mr̥gapaśupakṣimatsyānāṃ bandʰavadʰahiṃsāyām uttamaṃ daṇḍaṃ kārayet, kuṭumbinām abʰayavanaparigraheṣu madʰyamam //
   sūnā-adʰyakṣaḥ pradiṣṭa-abʰayānām abʰaya-vana-vāsināṃ ca mr̥ga-paśu-pakṣi-matsyānāṃ bandʰa-vadʰa-hiṃsāyām uttamaṃ daṇḍaṃ kārayet, kuṭumbinām abʰaya-vana-parigraheṣu madʰyamam //

Sentence: 2 
    apravr̥ttavadʰānāṃ matsyapakṣiṇāṃ bandʰavadʰahiṃsāyāṃ pādonasaptaviṃśatipaṇam atyayaṃ kuryāt, mr̥gapaśūnāṃ dviguṇam //
   apravr̥tta-vadʰānāṃ matsya-pakṣiṇāṃ bandʰa-vadʰa-hiṃsāyāṃ pāda-ūna-sapta-viṃśati-paṇam atyayaṃ kuryāt, mr̥ga-paśūnāṃ dvi-guṇam //

Sentence: 3 
    pravr̥ttahiṃsānām aparigr̥hītānāṃ ṣaḍbʰāgaṃ gr̥hṇīyāt, matsyapakṣiṇāṃ daśabʰāgaṃ vādʰikam, mr̥gapaśūnāṃ śulkaṃ vādʰikam //
   pravr̥tta-hiṃsānām aparigr̥hītānāṃ ṣaḍ-bʰāgaṃ gr̥hṇīyāt, matsya-pakṣiṇāṃ daśa-bʰāgaṃ vā+ adʰikam, mr̥ga-paśūnāṃ śulkaṃ vā+ adʰikam //

Sentence: 4 
    pakṣimr̥gāṇāṃ jīvat ṣaḍbʰāgam abʰayavaneṣu pramuñcet //
   pakṣi-mr̥gāṇāṃ jīvat ṣaḍ-bʰāgam abʰaya-vaneṣu pramuñcet //

Sentence: 5 
    sāmudrahastyaśvapuruṣavr̥ṣagardabʰākr̥tayo matsyāḥ sārasā nādeyās taṭākakulyodbʰavā vā krauñcotkrośakadātyūhahaṃsacakravākajīvañ jīvakabʰr̥ṅgarājacakoramattakokilamayūraśukamadanaśārikā vihārapakṣiṇo maṅgalyāś cānye ʼpi prāṇinaḥ pakṣimr̥gā hiṃsābādʰebʰyo rakṣyāḥ //
   sāmudra-hasty-aśva-puruṣa-vr̥ṣa-gardabʰa-ākr̥tayo matsyāḥ sārasā na+ ādeyās taṭāka-kulyā-udbʰavā vā krauñca-utkrośaka-dātyūha-haṃsa-cakravāka-jīvan-jīvaka-bʰr̥ṅga-rāja-cakora-matta-kokila-mayūra-śuka-madana-śārikā vihāra-pakṣiṇo maṅgalyāś ca+ anye+ api prāṇinaḥ pakṣi-mr̥gā hiṃsā-bādʰebʰyo rakṣyāḥ //

Sentence: 6 
    rakṣātikrame pūrvaḥ sāhasadaṇḍaḥ //
   rakṣā-atikrame pūrvaḥ sāhasa-daṇḍaḥ //

Sentence: 7 
    mr̥gapaśūnām anastʰimāṃsaṃ sadyohataṃ vikrīṇīran //
   mr̥ga-paśūnām anastʰi-māṃsaṃ sadyo-hataṃ vikrīṇīran //

Sentence: 8 
    astʰimataḥ pratipātaṃ dadyuḥ //
   astʰimataḥ pratipātaṃ dadyuḥ //

Sentence: 9 
    tulāhīne hīnāṣṭaguṇam //
   tulā-hīne hīna-aṣṭa-guṇam //

Sentence: 10 
    vatso vr̥ṣo dʰenuś caiṣām avadʰyāḥ //
   vatso vr̥ṣo dʰenuś ca+ eṣām avadʰyāḥ //

Sentence: 11 
    gʰnataḥ pañcāśatko daṇḍaḥ, kliṣṭagʰātaṃ gʰātayataś ca //
   gʰnataḥ pañcāśatko daṇḍaḥ, kliṣṭa-gʰātaṃ gʰātayataś ca //

Sentence: 12 
    pariśūnam aśiraḥpādāstʰi vigandʰaṃ svayaṃmr̥taṃ ca na vikrīṇīran //
   pariśūnam aśiraḥ-pāda-astʰi vigandʰaṃ svayaṃ-mr̥taṃ ca na vikrīṇīran //

Sentence: 13 
    anyatʰā dvādaśapaṇo daṇḍaḥ //
   anyatʰā dvādaśa-paṇo daṇḍaḥ //


Sentence: 14ab 
    duṣṭāḥ paśumr̥gavyālā matsyaś cābʰayacāriṇaḥ /
   duṣṭāḥ paśu-mr̥ga-vyālā matsyaś ca+ abʰaya-cāriṇaḥ /

Sentence: 14cd 
    anyatra guptistʰānebʰyo vadʰabandʰam avāpnuyuḥ //E
   anyatra gupti-stʰānebʰyo vadʰa-bandʰam avāpnuyuḥ //E






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