सीताद्रव्यापहरणे शस्त्राणाम् औषधस्य च । कालम् आसाद्य) कार्यं च राजा दण्डं प्रकल्पयेत्) ॥
sītā.dravyāpaharaṇe śastrāṇām auṣadhasya ca | kālam āsādya) kāryaṃ ca rājā daṇḍaṃ prakalpayet) ||
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
For the theft of agricultural implements, of arms and of medicines, let the king award punishment, taking into account the time (of the offence) and the use (of the object). all incantations and sacrifices, taught either in the Veda or in secular works, which are intended to destroy life. The magic rites, performed with roots, are those which are intended to bring a person into one's power. These are permitted, if practised against a husband or a relative
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.