This article tries to clarify Arthaśāstra III.15.1–10 which is a difficult section on legal cancellations of contracts (anuśaya) for merchandise and on illegal ones. Previous translators apparently misunderstood the case of perishable goods and the expression anuśayaṃ dadāti. The view put forward in the present paper builds on the distinction between “Kauṭilya Recension” and “Śāstric Redaction”. However, the sections concerned may contain even more interpolations than previously thought. A related passage on immovable property (AŚ III.9.6–9), specifying fines for unlawful cancellations, is discussed as well.

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Kauṭilya 关于合法和非法取消合同

本文试图澄清 Arthaśāstra III.15.1-10，这是关于合法取消商品合同 (anuśaya) 和非法合同的困难部分。以前的译者显然误解了易腐烂的商品和 anuśayaṃ dadāti 的表达方式。本文提出的观点建立在“Kauṭilya Recension”和“Śāstric Redaction”之间的区别之上。然而，相关部分可能包含比以前想象的更多的插值。还讨论了有关不动产 (AŚ III.9.6-9) 的相关段落，其中规定了非法取消的罚款。