व्यवहारमयूख (नीलकण्ठ भट्ट - पश्चिमी भारत की हिन्दू न्याय-संहिता एवं व्यवहार कोष)

254 VYAVAHĀRAMAYŪKHA [ : S. XVI. 2. 3-4
[ M. p 189 l. 21 p. 140 l.31
] (of above) if the offence be against persons of lower class (than the
offender) (For acts committed) through ignorance intoxication or the
like there shall be no fine¹
† Pārṣṇiḥ means the hind part of the foot Kātyāyana says
The fine shall be raised to fourfold when (assault is committed) with
vomited matter urine or ordure and the like sixfold if (these are thrown)
on the middle of the body and eightfold if thrown on the head
Yājñavalkya (II 216) says
When the hand and foot are (only) raised up (to strike) the fine is
respectively ten and twenty paṇas. For threatening each other with a
weapon, the middle amercement is prescribed for all castes
*The same author (Yāj II 217 218) says
For violently pulling the foot hair garment or hand the fine is ten
paṇas the fine is one hundred for violently pulling a man after covering
him with a garment and tightly tying him with it and then trampling him
under the feet A man who causes pain with a stick or the like and also
causes blood (to come out) should be fined thirty-two paṇas, double that
sum when blood is seen (to come out)²

• The meaning of pīḍā etc is for covering with a garment, tightly
  tying (or dragging) and trampling under feet (the fine) is one hundred
  The same author (Yāj II 219 215) says
  The middling fine (is prescribed) for breaking a hand foot or tooth,
  for tearing (or piercing) the ear or nose, for opening up a sore (that was
  healed up) for so severely beating a man as to leave him almost dead.
  The limb with which any one not a brāhmaṇa causes pain or injury to a
  brāhmaṇa should be cut off When (a weapon or stick) is raised for
  striking (a brāhmaṇa) the first amercement (should be awarded) and
  half of it if the weapon was only touched (and not raised)
  Manu (VIII. 279-280) says
  With whatever limb a man of the lowest caste (i.e a śūdra) strikes one
  of a higher class that very limb of his should be cut off this is the ordi-
  nance of Manu If (a śūdra) raises his hand or a stick (for striking
  one of a higher class) he is liable to have his hand cut off
  Kātyāyana says
  Just as different fines have been prescribed for abuse according to the
  direct or reverse order (of classes) so also for assault (different) fines
  should be inflicted according to the order (of the classes)
  1 The Mit. takes uttameṣu to mean more learned and better in character than
  the offender
  2 The reading soṇitena samam, though of almost all mss., is bad, as it conflicts
  with the fourth quarter of the verse Mit. and Aparārka read soṇitena vinā (without
  shedding blood) which makes good sense,
  P 231 (text)