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

S. XVI 2,5-XVII 1 ] ASSAULT 255
M. p. 140 l.31-p.141 l.22 ]

• Visnu (V. 73) says 'when several simultaneously strike down one
  man, the fine for every one of them shall be double of that declared' (where a
  singlo man strikes another).¹ Kātyāyana says:
  For injury to the organs of the body just as a fine is to be imposed
  (by the king), so also something must be given for appeasing the man
  (injured) and also for curing him (as may be fixed) by experts ²
  'Tuṣṭikāram' means 'what would satisfy the man beaten'; 'samut-
  thānam' means 'the price of drugs etc.'; 'abhijñaiḥ' means 'by experts',
  the meaning being 'what may be fixed by experts should be paid.' Yājña-
  valkya (II. 225-226) says as to striking beasts:
  For beating, shedding blood and for cutting off the horns and the limbs
  of minor beasts (like goats, sheep and deer) the fine shall be from
  two paṇas (upwards),³ for cutting off their organs of generation and for
  causing (their) death the middle amercement (shall be inflited) and
  the price (of the beast be paid to the owner) The fine is double for
  these (offences of beating, shedding blood and etc.) in the case of large
  animals (like bullocks, horses and etc.).
  In respect of damage to trees Manu (VIII. 285) says '
  The settled rule is that a fine must be inflicted (for injuring trees)
  according to the usefulness of the several kinds of trees.⁴
  Thus ends ( the section on ) assault.
  Now begins ( the section on ) theft.
  Nārada (pp 204-5 vv. 14-16) speaks of three kinds of chattels as being
  useful (in the treatment) of theft.
  Earthenware, a seat, a couch, bone, wood, leather, grass and the
  like, leguminous corn (like māsa, mudga), cooked food-these are termed
  articles of small value Clothes made of materials other than silk, beasts
  other than cows, metals other than gold, rice and barley (these are declared to
  be of) middling value; ‡gold, precious stones, silk, women and men (slaves),

1. Compare Yāj II 221 for almost the same words.
   2 Compare Yāj. II 222 and Br (p 358 v 10)
2. This means according to Aparārka two panas for beating, four for drawing blood,
   eight for cutting off horns, 16 for cutting off a limb, while the Mit says that it is res-
   pectively 2, 4, 6, 8
3. Compare Visnu Dh S V 55-59 Those who destroyed trees had to pay the price
   also to the owner Vide Yāj. II 228 for higher fine for cutting trees growing near temples and
   boundaries.

• P. 232 (text). ‡ P. 233 (text).