Essay name: Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence
Author:
P. V. Rajee
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya
This essay is an English study on the Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence from the 16th century. It covers aspects of such as individual legal procedures and societal welfare, thus reflecting the judiciary principles of ancient ancient Indian society.
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or cow, then his legs and hand should be cut off. If anyone sells
bad meat, then his leg and hand should be cut off. If anyone kills
dog or pig, then he has to pay 100 paṇa as fine and also he
should give money to the owner of these animals. And if anyone
kills worms, he should pay one ‘karṣhāpaṇam' as fine.
Manu says, if anyone kills a man, then he has to pay 1080
pana for Uttamasahasa as fine. If anyone kills cow, camel,
elephant, horse etc then he has to pay 540 paṇa for
madyamasahasa as fine. For uttamasahasa in Manu's narration is
ṣaid like this- ‘Cōrakhalvisām' and 'ardharūpam'. Kāt says, if
anybody kills animals, he has to give another animal or the fixed
rate of that animals in return.
Yaj says, punishments given for cutting of trees as
follows- if the branches of peepal are cut off, then that person
should pay 20 pana as fine. If big branches are cut off then he
has to pay 40 pana as fine and if the tree itself is cut off, he has
to pay 80 pana as fine. If any one cuts the branches of trees
which give shade, trees on the boundaries, the trees which are
