Commentary for Bava Kamma 193:14

א"ל רבא לרב יהודה לדידך דאמרת פסלתו מלכות נמי היינו נסדק הרי תרומה ונטמאת דכי פסלתו מלכות דמי וקתני אומר לו הרי שלך לפניך

Do we not say that R. Nahman meant his statement only to apply to one like Daru his own servant who was a notorious dancer in the wine houses, whereas with all other servants who do some work [the case is not so]? — He however said to him: I hold with R. Daniel b. Kattina, for R. Daniel b. Kattina said that Rab stated that one who forcibly seizes another's slave and makes him perform some work would be exempt from any payment, thus proving that this is beneficial to the owner, by preventing his slave from becoming idle. He replied:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., Raba to his father, R. Joseph. ');">¹⁰</span>

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