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pay his debt, the king shall compel him to pay it by
forcible means, and shall take five in the hundred
for himself.
133. If the debtor acknowledges the debt with
his own mouth, the king shall take from him ten
per cent, (of the debt) as a fine; and twice as much
(i. e. twenty per cent.) if he has been convicted (after
denial of the debt).
134. If the debtor, owing to a calamity, has not
means sufficient to discharge the whole debt, (the
claim of the creditor) shall be entered in a legal
document, specifying the caste (of the creditor and
debtor), their names, and the names of their
neighbours.
10. Documents.
* 135. Documents should be known to be of two
sorts : (the first), in the handwriting of the party him-
133. If the debtor, when impeached by the creditor, acknow-
ledges the debt himself, the king shall take 10 per cent. only. If,
however, the debtor had undergone the trouble of proving the
correctness of his demand against the creditor, the king shall take
from him twice as much, i. e. 20 per cent. A. Manu VIII, 139 ;
Ya^iavalkya II, 42; Vish/zu VI, 20, 21.
134. If a debtor, who has been cast in a suit, has not means
sufficient to discharge the whole debt, he shall give a written
bond. A. The meaning of the obscure terms ^’ati, sazvgna, adhi-
vasa may be gathered from a text of Brzhaspati, which is quoted
in NandapaWita’s Vaigayanti (IMS.) Ill, 74. There these three
terms occur in an enumeration of ten points which have to be
noticed in a written deed concerning landed property. According
to Nandapazzz/ita, ^ati denotes the caste, Brahmanical or other, of
the plaintiff and defendant; saragna denotes their names, as e. g.
Devadatta; adhivasa refers to the names of their neighbours.
135. A document in the handwriting of the party himself has the
advantage of being valid without subscribing witnesses. The cus-
DEBTS ; DOCUMENTS.
75
pay his debt, the king shall compel him to pay it by
forcible means, and shall take five in the hundred
for himself.
133. If the debtor acknowledges the debt with
his own mouth, the king shall take from him ten
per cent, (of the debt) as a fine; and twice as much
(i. e. twenty per cent.) if he has been convicted (after
denial of the debt).
134. If the debtor, owing to a calamity, has not
means sufficient to discharge the whole debt, (the
claim of the creditor) shall be entered in a legal
document, specifying the caste (of the creditor and
debtor), their names, and the names of their
neighbours.
10. Documents.
* 135. Documents should be known to be of two
sorts : (the first), in the handwriting of the party him-
133. If the debtor, when impeached by the creditor, acknow-
ledges the debt himself, the king shall take 10 per cent. only. If,
however, the debtor had undergone the trouble of proving the
correctness of his demand against the creditor, the king shall take
from him twice as much, i. e. 20 per cent. A. Manu VIII, 139 ;
Ya^iavalkya II, 42; Vish/zu VI, 20, 21.
134. If a debtor, who has been cast in a suit, has not means
sufficient to discharge the whole debt, he shall give a written
bond. A. The meaning of the obscure terms ^’ati, sazvgna, adhi-
vasa may be gathered from a text of Brzhaspati, which is quoted
in NandapaWita’s Vaigayanti (IMS.) Ill, 74. There these three
terms occur in an enumeration of ten points which have to be
noticed in a written deed concerning landed property. According
to Nandapazzz/ita, ^ati denotes the caste, Brahmanical or other, of
the plaintiff and defendant; saragna denotes their names, as e. g.
Devadatta; adhivasa refers to the names of their neighbours.
135. A document in the handwriting of the party himself has the
advantage of being valid without subscribing witnesses. The cus-