Thread by @Vyasonmukh

This is a case of false interpretation of सूत्र literature like #अर्थशास्त्रम् and trying to misquote कौटिल्य

This happen when u don't know #संस्कृतम्

Here, I will put facts from the same chapter दासकर्मकरकल्पम् (3.13)

दास is not slave. How ? Read in this thread

1/6

https://twitter.com/holatombola/status/1269565268453457920

2/6
The very first सूत्र in this chapter says :
उदरदासवर्जमार्यप्राणमप्राप्तव्यवहारं ...

Except उदरदास (The one who is दास out of his compulsion), nobody from 4 वर्ण can be made दास

Violation of this rule attracts various levels of दण्ड ... Highest is प्राणदण्ड.

3/6
Above rule is made crystal clear in next सूत्र - न तु एव आर्यस्य दासभावः

As a general rule, nobody from आर्य (ब्राह्मण/क्षत्रिय/वैश्य/शूद्र) can be made दास

कौटिल्य further states
म्लेच्छानाम् अदोषः प्रजां विक्रेतुम् आधातुं वा (but मलेच्छ, who is out of आर्य fold, does it)

4/6
कौटिल्य is very strict on giving दण्ड to the person if an आर्य is made दास by him/her illegally

Also, a master can't physically exploit दास (male/female). If done, दास gets released from the clutch ... Also the master to pay hefty fine.

5/6

And don't forget few important सूत्र

• आत्मविक्रणियः प्रजाम् आर्यां विद्यात्
• मूल्येन च आर्यत्वं गच्छेत्

progeny of आर्य दास remain आर्य and can be freed upon paying back to the master. Master is NOT the owner of earnings of his/her दास

6/6
कौटिल्य has covered many such clarifications on दासप्रथा

He has, in fact, provided dignity to दास and shown the world how a दास should be treated keeping humanity in center.

A slave is devoid of dignity & humanity in other cultures so दास & slave are two different concepts