Manu 9.263
न हि दण्डाद् ऋते शक्यः कर्तुं पापविनिग्रहः । स्तेनानां पापबुद्धीनां निभृतं) चरतां क्षितौ ॥
na hi daṇḍād ṛte śakyaḥ kartuṃ pāpa.vinigrahaḥ | stenānāṃ pāpabuddhīnāṃ nibhṛtaṃ) caratāṃ kṣitau ||
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
For the wickedness of evil-minded thieves, who secretly prowl over this earth, cannot Jbe__restrained except by punishment. "264. Assembly-houses, houses where water is distributed or cakes are sold, brothels, taverns and victualler's shops, cross-roads, well-known trees, festive assemblies, and play-houses and concertrooms,
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.