आगःसु ब्राह्मणस्य-एव कार्यो मध्यमसाहसः । विवास्यो वा भवेद्) राष्ट्रात् सद्रव्यः सपरिच्छदः ॥
āgaḥsu brāhmaṇasya-eva kāryo madhyamasāhasaḥ | vivāsyo vā bhaved) rāṣṭrāt sa.dravyaḥ sa.paricchadaḥ ||
For (such) offences the middlemost amercement shall be inflicted on a Brāhmaṇa, or he may be banished from the realm, keeping his money and his chattels.
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इतरे कृतवन्तस्) तु पापान्य् एतान्य् अकामतः । सर्वस्वहारम् अर्हन्ति) कामतस् तु प्रवासनम् ॥
itare kṛtavantas) tu pāpāny etāny akāmataḥ | sarvasvahāram arhanti) kāmatas tu pravāsanam ||
But (men of) other (castes), who have unintentionally committed such crimes, ought to be - deprived of their whole property; if (they committed them) intentionally, they shall be banished.
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न-आददीत) नृपः साधुर् महापातकिनो धनम् । आददानस्) तु तत्-लोभात् तेन दोषेण लिप्यते) ॥
na-ādadīta) nṛpaḥ sādhur mahāpātakino dhanam | ādadānas) tu tat-lobhāt tena doṣeṇa lipyate) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अप्सु प्रवेश्य) तं दण्डं वरुणाय-उपपादयेत्) । श्रुतवृत्तौपपन्ने वा ब्राह्मणे प्रतिपादयेत्) ॥
apsu praveśya) taṃ daṇḍaṃ varuṇāya-upapādayet) | śruta.vṛtta.upapanne vā brāhmaṇe pratipādayet) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
ईशो दण्डस्य वरुणो राज्ञां दण्डधरो हि सः । ईशः सर्वस्य जगतो ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः ॥
īśo daṇḍasya varuṇo rājñāṃ daṇḍadharo hi saḥ | īśaḥ sarvasya jagato brāhmaṇo vedapāragaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
यत्र वर्जयते) राजा पापकृद्भ्यो धनागमम् । तत्र कालेन जायन्ते) मानवा दीर्घजीविनः ॥
yatra varjayate) rājā pāpakṛdbhyo dhanāgamam | tatra kālena jāyante) mānavā dīrghajīvinaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
निष्पद्यन्ते) च सस्यानि यथाउप्तानि विशां पृथक् । बालाश् च न प्रमीयन्ते) विकृतं च न जायते) ॥
niṣpadyante) ca sasyāni yathā.uptāni viśāṃ pṛthak | bālāś ca na pramīyante) vikṛtaṃ ca na jāyate) ||
And the crops of the husbandmen spring up, each as it was sown, and the children die not, and no misshaped (offspring) is born. property, if the offence was committed unintentionally, and be banished after being branded, if their crime was intentional.
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ब्राह्मणान् बाधमानं) तु कामाद् अवरवर्णजम् । हन्याच्) चित्रैर् वधौपायैर् उद्वेजनकरैर् नृपः ॥
brāhmaṇān bādhamānaṃ) tu kāmād avaravarṇajam | hanyāc) citrair vadha.upāyair udvejanakarair nṛpaḥ ||
But the king shall inflict on a base-born (.Sudra), who intentionally gives pain to Brāhmaṇas, various (kinds of) corporal punishment which cause terror.
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यावान् अवध्यस्य वधे तावान् वध्यस्य मोक्षणे । अधर्मो नृपतेर् दृष्टो धर्मस् तु विनियच्छतः) ॥
yāvān a.vadhyasya vadhe tāvān vadhyasya mokṣaṇe | adharmo nṛpater dṛṣṭo dharmas tu viniyacchataḥ) ||
When a king punishes an innocent (man), his guilt is considered as great as when he sets free a guilty man; but (he acquires) merit when he punishes (justly).. Thus the (manner of) deciding suits (falling) under the eighteen titles, between two litigant parties, has been declared at length.
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उदितो ऽअयं विस्तरशो मिथो विवादमानयोः) । अष्टादशसु मार्गेषु व्यवहारस्य निर्णयः ॥
udito 'ayaṃ vistaraśo mitho vivādamānayoḥ) | aṣṭādaśasu mārgeṣu vyavahārasya nirṇayaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
एवं धर्म्याणि कार्याणि सम्यक् कुर्वन्) महीपतिः । देशान् अलब्धान्-लिप्सेत) लब्धांश् च परिपालयेत्) ॥
evaṃ dharmyāṇi kāryāṇi samyak kurvan) mahīpatiḥ | deśān alabdhān-lipseta) labdhāṃś ca paripālayet) ||
A king who thus duly fulfils his duties in accordance with justice, may seek to gain countries which he has not yet gained, and shall duly protect them when he has gained them.
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सम्यक्निविष्टदेशस् तु कृतदुर्गश् च शास्त्रतः । कण्टकौद्धरणे नित्यम् आतिष्ठेद्) यत्नम् उत्तमम् ॥
samyak.niviṣṭa.deśas tu kṛta.durgaś ca śāstrataḥ | kaṇṭaka.uddharaṇe nityam ātiṣṭhed) yatnam uttamam ||
Having duly settled his country, and having built forts in accordance with the Institutes, he shall use his utmost exertions to remove (those men who are nocuous like) thorns.
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रक्षनाद् आर्यवृत्तानां कण्टकानां च शोधनात् । नरेन्द्रास् त्रिदिवं यान्ति) प्रजापालनतत्पराः ॥
rakṣanād āryavṛttānāṃ kaṇṭakānāṃ ca śodhanāt | narendrās tridivaṃ yānti) prajāpālana.tatparāḥ ||
By protecting those who live as (becomes) Aryans and by removing the thorns, kings, solely intent on guarding their subjects, reach heaven.
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अशासंस्) तस्करान् यस् तु बलिं गृह्णाति) पार्थिवः । तस्य प्रक्षुभ्यते) राष्ट्रं स्वर्गाच् च परिहीयते) ॥
a.śāsaṃs) taskarān yas tu baliṃ gṛhṇāti) pārthivaḥ | tasya prakṣubhyate) rāṣṭraṃ svargāc ca parihīyate) ||
The realm of that king who takes his share
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निर्भयं तु भवेद्) यस्य राष्ट्रं बाहुबलाश्रितम् । तस्य तद् वर्धते) नित्यं सिच्यमान) इव द्रुमः ॥
nirbhayaṃ tu bhaved) yasya rāṣṭraṃ bāhu.balāśritam | tasya tad vardhate) nityaṃ sicyamāna) iva drumaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
द्विविधांस् तस्करान् विद्यात्) परद्रव्यापहारकान् । प्रकाशांश् च-अप्रकाशांश् च चारचक्षुर् महीपतिः ॥
dvividhāṃs taskarān vidyāt) paradravyāpahārakān | prakāśāṃś ca-aprakāśāṃś ca cāra.cakṣur mahīpatiḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
प्रकाशवञ्चकास् तेषां नानापण्य-उपजीविनः । प्रच्छन्नवञ्चकास् त्व् एते ये स्तेनअटविकादयः ॥
prakāśavañcakās teṣāṃ nānāpaṇya-upajīvinaḥ | pracchannavañcakās tv ete ye stena.aṭavikādayaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
उत्कोचकाश् च-औपधिका वञ्चकाः कितवास् तथा । मङ्गलादेशवृत्ताश् च भद्राश् च-ईक्षणिकैः सह ॥ [म्भद्रप्रेक्षणिकैः सह ]
utkocakāś ca-aupadhikā vañcakāḥ kitavās tathā | maṅgalādeśa.vṛttāś ca bhadrāś ca-īkṣaṇikaiḥ saha || [M.bhadraprekṣaṇikaiḥ saha ]
Those who take bribes, cheats and rogues, gamblers, those who live by teaching (the performance of) auspicious ceremonies, sanctimonious hypocrites, and fortune-tellers,
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असम्यक्कारिणश् च-एव महामात्राश् चिकित्सकाः । शिल्पौपचारयुक्ताश् च निपुणाः पण्ययोषितः ॥
asamyakkāriṇaś ca-eva mahāmātrāś cikitsakāḥ | śilpa.upacārayuktāś ca nipuṇāḥ paṇyayoṣitaḥ ||
Officials of high rank and physicians who act improperly, men living by showing their proficiency in arts, and clever harlots,
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एवमादीन् विजानीयात्) प्रकाशांल् लोककण्टकान् । [मेवमाद्यान् ] निगूढचारिणश् च-अन्यान् अनार्यान् आर्यलिङ्गिनः ॥
evamādīn vijānīyāt) prakāśāṃl lokakaṇṭakān | [M.evamādyān ] nigūḍhacāriṇaś ca-anyān anāryān āryaliṅginaḥ ||
These and the like who show themselves openly, as well as others who walk in disguise (such as) non-Aryans who wear the marks of Aryans, he should know to be thorns (in the side of his people).
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तान् विदित्वा) सुचरितैर् गूढैस् तत्कर्मकारिभिः । चारैश् च-अनेकसंस्थानैः प्रोत्साद्य) वशम् आनयेत्) ॥
tān viditvā) sucaritair gūḍhais tatkarmakāribhiḥ | cāraiś ca-aneka.saṃsthānaiḥ protsādya) vaśam ānayet) ||
Having detected them by means of trustworthy persons, who, disguising themselves, (pretend) to follow the same occupations and by means of spies, wearing various disguises, he must cause them to be instigated (to commit offences), and bring them into his power.
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तेषां दोषान् अभिख्याप्य) स्वे स्वे कर्मणि तत्त्वतः । कुर्वीत) शासनं राजा सम्यक् सारअपराधतः ॥
teṣāṃ doṣān abhikhyāpya) sve sve karmaṇi tattvataḥ | kurvīta) śāsanaṃ rājā samyak sāra.aparādhataḥ ||
Then having caused the crimes, which they committed by their several actions, to be proclaimed in accordance with the facts, the king shall duly punish them according to their strength and their crimes.
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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 ||
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,
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सभाप्रपाअपूपशालावेशमद्यअन्नविक्रयाः । चतुष्पथांश् चैत्यवृक्षाः समाजाः प्रेक्षणानि च ॥
sabhā.prapā.apūpa.śālāveśa.madya.anna.vikrayāḥ | catuṣpathāṃś caityavṛkṣāḥ samājāḥ prekṣaṇāni ca ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
जीर्णौद्यानान्य् अरण्यानि कारुकावेशनानि च । शून्यानि च-अप्य् अगाराणि वनान्य् उपवनानि च ॥
jīrṇa.udyānāny araṇyāni kārukāveśanāni ca | śūnyāni ca-apy agārāṇi vanāny upavanāni ca ||
Old gardens, forests, the shops of artisans, empty dwellings, natural and artificial groves,
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एवंविधान् नृपो देशान् गुल्मैः स्थावरजङ्गमैः । तस्करप्रतिषेधार्थं चारैश् च-अप्य् अनुचारयेत्) ॥
evaṃvidhān nṛpo deśān gulmaiḥ sthāvara.jaṅgamaiḥ | taskarapratiṣedhārthaṃ cāraiś ca-apy anucārayet) ||
These and the like places the king shall cause to be guarded by companies of soldiers, both stationary and patrolling, and by spies, in order to keep away thieves.
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तत्सहायैर् अनुगतैर् नानाकर्मप्रवेदिभिः । विद्याद्) उत्सादयेच्) च-एव निपुणैः पूर्वतस्करैः ॥
tatsahāyair anugatair nānākarmapravedibhiḥ | vidyād) utsādayec) ca-eva nipuṇaiḥ pūrvataskaraiḥ ||
By the means of clever reformed thieves, who associate with such (rogues), follow them and know their various machinations, he must detect and destroy them.
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भक्ष्यभोज्यौपदेशैश् च ब्राह्मणानां च दर्शनैः । शौर्यकर्मापदेशैश् च कुर्युस्) तेषां समागमम् ॥
bhakṣya.bhojya.upadeśaiś ca brāhmaṇānāṃ ca darśanaiḥ | śauryakarmāpadeśaiś ca kuryus) teṣāṃ samāgamam ||
Under the pretext of (offering them) various dainties, of introducing them to Brāhmaṇas, and on the pretence of (showing them) feats of strength, the (spies) must make them meet (the officers of justice). read protsarya (protsarya, MS.).
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ये तत्र न-उपसर्पेयुर्) मूलप्रणिहिताश् च ये ॥ तान् प्रसह्य) नृपो हन्यात्) समित्रज्ञातिबान्धवान् ॥
ye tatra na-upasarpeyur) mūlapraṇihitāś ca ye || tān prasahya) nṛpo hanyāt) sa.mitra.jñāti.bāndhavān ||
Those among them who do not come, and those who suspect the old (thieves employed by the king), the king shall attack by force and slay together with__their friends, blood relations, and connexiojis.
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न ह-ऊढेन विना चौरं घातयेद्) धार्मिको नृपः । सह-ऊढं सौपकरणं घातयेद्) अविचारयन् ॥
na ha-ūḍhena vinā cauraṃ ghātayed) dhārmiko nṛpaḥ | saha-ūḍhaṃ sa.upakaraṇaṃ ghātayed) a.vicārayan ||
A just king shall not cause a thief to be put to death, (unless taken) with the stolen goods (in his possession); him who (is taken) with the stolen goods and the implements (of burglary), he may, without hesitation, cause to be slain.
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ग्रामेष्व् अपि च ये के चिच् चौराणां भक्तदायकाः । भाण्डअवकाशदाश् च-एव सर्वांस् तान् अपि घातयेत्) ॥
grāmeṣv api ca ye ke cic caurāṇāṃ bhaktadāyakāḥ | bhāṇḍa.avakāśadāś ca-eva sarvāṃs tān api ghātayet) ||
All those also who in villages give food to thieves or grant them room for (concealing their implements), he shall cause to be put to death.
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राष्ट्रेषु रक्षाधिकृतान् सामन्तांश् च-एव चोदितान् । अभ्याघातेषु मध्यस्थाञ् शिष्याच्) चौरान् इव द्रुतम् ॥
rāṣṭreṣu rakṣādhikṛtān sāmantāṃś ca-eva coditān | abhyāghāteṣu madhyasthāñ śiṣyāc) caurān iva drutam ||
Those who are appointed to guard provinces and his vassals who have been ordered (to help), he shall speedily punish like thieves, (if they remain) inactive in attacks (by robbers).
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यश् च-अपि धर्मसमयात् प्रच्युतो) धर्मजीवनः । दण्डेन-एव तम् अप्य् ओषेत् स्वकाद् धर्माद्द् हि विच्युतम् ॥
yaś ca-api dharmasamayāt pracyuto) dharma.jīvanaḥ | daṇḍena-eva tam apy oṣet svakād dharmādd hi vicyutam ||
Moreover if (a man), who subsists by (the fulfilment of) the law, departs from the established rule of the law, the (king) shall severely punish him by a fine, (because he) violated his duty.
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ग्रामघाते हिताभङ्गे पथि मोषाभिदर्शने । शक्तितो न-अभिधावन्तो) निर्वास्याः) सपरिच्छदाः ॥
grāmaghāte hitābhaṅge pathi moṣābhidarśane | śaktito na-abhidhāvanto) nirvāsyāḥ) sa.paricchadāḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
राज्ञः कोशापहर्त्क़्ंश् च प्रतिकूलेषु च स्थितान् । [म्प्रातिकूल्येष्व् अवस्थितान् ] घातयेद्) विविधैर् दण्डैर् अरीणां च-उपजापकान् ॥
rājñaḥ kośāpahartqṃś ca pratikūleṣu ca sthitān | [M.prātikūlyeṣv avasthitān ] ghātayed) vividhair daṇḍair arīṇāṃ ca-upajāpakān ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
संधिं छित्त्वा) तु ये चौर्यं रात्रौ कुर्वन्ति) तस्कराः । [म्संधिं भित्त्वा)] तेषां छित्त्वा) नृपो हस्तौ तीक्ष्णे शूले निवेशयेत्) ॥
saṃdhiṃ chittvā) tu ye cauryaṃ rātrau kurvanti) taskarāḥ | [M.saṃdhiṃ bhittvā)] teṣāṃ chittvā) nṛpo hastau tīkṣṇe śūle niveśayet) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अङ्गुलीर् ग्रन्थिभेदस्य छेदयेत्) प्रथमे ग्रहे । द्वितीये हस्तचरणौ तृतीये वधम् अर्हति) ॥
aṅgulīr granthibhedasya chedayet) prathame grahe | dvitīye hasta.caraṇau tṛtīye vadham arhati) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अग्निदान् भक्तदांश् च-एव तथा शस्त्रअवकाशदान् । संनिधात्क़्ंश् च मोषस्य हन्याच्) चौरम् इव-ईश्वरः ॥
agnidān bhaktadāṃś ca-eva tathā śastra.avakāśadān | saṃnidhātqṃś ca moṣasya hanyāc) cauram iva-īśvaraḥ ||
Those who give (to thieves) fire, food, arms, or shelter, and receivers of stolen goods, the ruler shall punish like thieves.
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तडागभेदकं हन्याद्) अप्सु शुद्धवधेन वा । यद् वा-अपि प्रतिसंस्कुर्याद्) दाप्यस्) तु-उत्तमसाहसम् ॥
taḍāgabhedakaṃ hanyād) apsu śuddhavadhena vā | yad vā-api pratisaṃskuryād) dāpyas) tu-uttamasāhasam ||
Him who breaks (the dam of) a tank he shall slay (by drowning him) in water or by (some other) simple (mode of) capital punishment; or the offender may repair the (damage), but shall be made to pay the highest amercement.
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कोष्ठागारआयुधागारदेवतागारभेदकान् । हस्तिअश्वरथहर्त्क़्ंश् च हन्याद्) एव-अविचारयन् ॥
koṣṭhāgāra.āyudhāgāra.devatāgāra.bhedakān | hasti.aśva.rathahartqṃś ca hanyād) eva-a.vicārayan ||
Those who break into a (royal) storehouse, an armoury, or a temple, and those who steal elephants, horses, or chariots, he shall slay without hesitation.
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यस् तु पूर्वनिविष्टस्य तडागस्य-उदकं हरेत्) । आगमं वा-अप्य् अपां भिन्द्यात्) स दाप्यः) पूर्वसाहसम् ॥
yas tu pūrvaniviṣṭasya taḍāgasya-udakaṃ haret) | āgamaṃ vā-apy apāṃ bhindyāt) sa dāpyaḥ) pūrvasāhasam ||
But he who shall take away the water of a tank, made in ancient times, or shall cut off the supply of water, must be made to pay the first (or lowest) amercement.
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समुत्सृजेद्) राजमार्गे यस् त्व् अमेध्यम् अनापदि । स द्वौ कार्षापणौ दद्याद्) अमेध्यं च-आशु शोधयेत्) ॥
samutsṛjed) rājamārge yas tv amedhyam anāpadi | sa dvau kārṣāpaṇau dadyād) amedhyaṃ ca-āśu śodhayet) ||
But he who, except in 'a case of extreme necessity, drops filth on the king's high-road, shall pay two karshapa/zas and immediately remove (that) filth.
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आपद्गतो ऽअथ वा वृद्धा गर्भिणी बाल एव वा । परिभाषणम् अर्हन्ति) तच् च शोध्यम्) इति स्थितिः ॥
āpadgato 'atha vā vṛddhā garbhiṇī bāla eva vā | paribhāṣaṇam arhanti) tac ca śodhyam) iti sthitiḥ ||
But a person in urgent necessity, an aged man, a pregnant woman, or a child, shall be reprimanded and clean the (place); that is a settled rule.
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चिकित्सकानां सर्वेषां मिथ्याप्रचरतां दमः । अमानुषेषु प्रथमो मानुषेषु तु मध्यमः ॥
cikitsakānāṃ sarveṣāṃ mithyāpracaratāṃ damaḥ | amānuṣeṣu prathamo mānuṣeṣu tu madhyamaḥ ||
All physicians who treat (their patients) wrongly (shall pay) a fine; in the case of animals, the commentary, and the other gives it in the text, while the explanation is rakshitara^, ' protectors or abettors/
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संक्रमध्वजयष्टीनां प्रतिमानां च भेदकः । प्रतिकुर्याच्) च तत् सर्वं पञ्च दद्यात्)-शतानि च ॥
saṃkrama.dhvaja.yaṣṭīnāṃ pratimānāṃ ca bhedakaḥ | pratikuryāc) ca tat sarvaṃ pañca dadyāt)-śatāni ca ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अदूषितानां द्रव्याणां दूषणे भेदने तथा । मणीनाम् अपवेधे च दण्डः प्रथमसाहसः ॥
adūṣitānāṃ dravyāṇāṃ dūṣaṇe bhedane tathā | maṇīnām apavedhe ca daṇḍaḥ prathamasāhasaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
समैर् हि विषमं यस् तु चरेद्) वै मूल्यतो ऽअपि वा । समाप्नुयाद्) दमं पूर्वं नरो मध्यमम् एव वा ॥
samair hi viṣamaṃ yas tu cared) vai mūlyato 'api vā | samāpnuyād) damaṃ pūrvaṃ naro madhyamam eva vā ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
बन्धनानि च सर्वाणि राजा मार्गे निवेशयेत्) । [म्राजमार्गे ] दुःखिता यत्र दृश्येरन्) विकृताः पापकारिणह् ॥
bandhanāni ca sarvāṇi rājā mārge niveśayet) | [M.rājamārge ] duḥkhitā yatra dṛśyeran) vikṛtāḥ pāpakāriṇah ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
प्राकारस्य च भेत्तारं परिखाणां च पूरकम् । द्वाराणां च-एव भङ्क्तारं क्षिप्रम् एव प्रवासयेत्) ॥
prākārasya ca bhettāraṃ parikhāṇāṃ ca pūrakam | dvārāṇāṃ ca-eva bhaṅktāraṃ kṣipram eva pravāsayet) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अभिचारेषु सर्वेषु कर्तव्यो द्विशतो दमः । मूलकर्मणि च-अनाप्तेः कृत्यासु विविधासु च ॥ [म्च-अनाप्तैः]
abhicāreṣu sarveṣu kartavyo dviśato damaḥ | mūlakarmaṇi ca-anāpteḥ kṛtyāsu vividhāsu ca || [M.ca-anāptaiḥ]
For all incantations intended to destroy life, refers to cases when death is not (the result of the wrong treatment); for if that is the case the punishment is greater.'
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अबीजविक्रयी च-एव बीजौत्कृष्टा तथा-एव च । मर्यादाभेदकश् च-एव विकृतं प्राप्नुयाद्) वधम् ॥
abījavikrayī ca-eva bīja.utkṛṣṭā tathā-eva ca | maryādābhedakaś ca-eva vikṛtaṃ prāpnuyād) vadham ||
He who sells (for seed-corn that which is) not seed-corn, he who takes up seed (already sown), and he who destroys a boundary(-mark), shall be punished by mutilation.
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सर्वकण्टकपापिष्ठं हेमकारं तु पार्थिवः । प्रवर्तमानम्) अन्याये छेदयेत्)-लवशः क्षुरैः॥ [म्छेदयेत्) खण्डशः क्षुरैः ]
sarvakaṇṭakapāpiṣṭhaṃ hemakāraṃ tu pārthivaḥ | pravartamānam) anyāye chedayet)-lavaśaḥ kṣuraiḥ|| [M.chedayet) khaṇḍaśaḥ kṣuraiḥ ]
But the king shall cause a goldsmith who behaves dishonestly, the most nocuous of all the thorns, to be cut to pieces with razors.
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सीताद्रव्यापहरणे शस्त्राणाम् औषधस्य च । कालम् आसाद्य) कार्यं च राजा दण्डं प्रकल्पयेत्) ॥
sītā.dravyāpaharaṇe śastrāṇām auṣadhasya ca | kālam āsādya) kāryaṃ ca rājā daṇḍaṃ prakalpayet) ||
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
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स्वाम्यमात्यौ पुरं राष्ट्रं कोशदण्डौ सुहृत् तथा । सप्त प्रकृतयो ह्य् एताः सप्ताङ्गं राज्यम् उच्यते) ॥
svāmy.amātyau puraṃ rāṣṭraṃ kośa.daṇḍau suhṛt tathā | sapta prakṛtayo hy etāḥ saptāṅgaṃ rājyam ucyate) ||
The king and his minister, his capital, his realm, his treasury, his army, and his ally are the seven constituent parts (of a kingdom); (hence) a kingdom is said to have seven limbs (ahga).
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सप्तानां प्रकृतीनां तु राज्यस्य-आसां यथाक्रमम् । पूर्वं पूर्वं गुरुतरं जानीयाद्) व्यसनं महत् ॥
saptānāṃ prakṛtīnāṃ tu rājyasya-āsāṃ yathākramam | pūrvaṃ pūrvaṃ gurutaraṃ jānīyād) vyasanaṃ mahat ||
But let him know (that) among these seven constituent parts of a kingdom (which have been enumerated) in due order, each earlier (named) is more important and (its destruction) the greater calamity.
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सप्तअङ्गस्य-इह राज्यस्य विष्टब्धस्य त्रिदण्डवत् । अन्योन्यगुणवैशेष्यात्-न किं चिद् अतिरिच्यते) ॥
sapta.aṅgasya-iha rājyasya viṣṭabdhasya tridaṇḍavat | anyonyaguṇavaiśeṣyāt-na kiṃ cid atiricyate) ||
Yet in a kingdom, containing seven constituent parts, which is upheld like the triple staff (of an ascetic), there is no (single part) more important (than the others), by reason of the importance of the qualities of each for the others.
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तेषु तेषु तु कृत्येषु तत् तद् अङ्गं विशिष्यते) । येन यत् साध्यते) कार्यं तत् तस्मिन्-श्रेष्ठम् उच्यते) ॥
teṣu teṣu tu kṛtyeṣu tat tad aṅgaṃ viśiṣyate) | yena yat sādhyate) kāryaṃ tat tasmin-śreṣṭham ucyate) ||
For each part is particularly qualified for (the accomplishment of) certain objects, (and thus) each is declared to be the most important for that particular purpose which is effected by its means.
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चारेण-उत्साहयोगेन क्रियया-एव च कर्मणाम् । स्वशक्तिं परशक्तिं च नित्यं विद्यात्-महीपतिः ॥ [म्विद्यात्) परआत्मनोः]
cāreṇa-utsāhayogena kriyayā-eva ca karmaṇām | svaśaktiṃ paraśaktiṃ ca nityaṃ vidyāt-mahīpatiḥ || [M.vidyāt) para.ātmanoḥ]
By spies, by a (pretended) display of energy, and by carrying out (various) undertakings, let the king constantly ascertain his own and his enemy's strength;
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पीडनानि च सर्वाणि व्यसनानि तथा-एव च । आरभेत) ततः कार्यं संचिन्त्य) गुरुलाघवम् ॥
pīḍanāni ca sarvāṇi vyasanāni tathā-eva ca | ārabheta) tataḥ kāryaṃ saṃcintya) guru.lāghavam ||
Moreover, all calamities and vices; afterwards, when he has fully considered their relative importance, let him begin his operations. arms just before or during a fight, should be punished more heavily than if it had been committed at any other time, i 294. See above, VII, 257; Y&gfi. I, 352.
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आरभेत)-एव कर्माणि श्रान्तः) श्रान्तः पुनः पुनः । कर्माण्य् आरभमाणं) हि पुरुषं श्रीर् निषेवते) ॥
ārabheta)-eva karmāṇi śrāntaḥ) śrāntaḥ punaḥ punaḥ | karmāṇy ārabhamāṇaṃ) hi puruṣaṃ śrīr niṣevate) ||
(Though he be) ever so much tired (by repeated failures), let him begin his operations again and again; for fortune greatly favours the man who (strenuously) exerts himself in his undertakings.
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कृतं त्रेतायुगं च-एव द्वापरं कलिर् एव च । राज्ञो वृत्तानि सर्वाणि राजा हि युगम् उच्यते) ॥
kṛtaṃ tretāyugaṃ ca-eva dvāparaṃ kalir eva ca | rājño vṛttāni sarvāṇi rājā hi yugam ucyate) ||
The various ways in which a king behaves (resemble) the Kf/ta, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali ages; hence the king is identified with the ages (of the world).
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कलिः प्रसुप्तो भवति) स जाग्रद् द्वापरं युगम् । कर्मस्व् अभ्युद्यतस्) त्रेता विचरंस्) तु कृतं युगम् ॥
kaliḥ prasupto bhavati) sa jāgrad dvāparaṃ yugam | karmasv abhyudyatas) tretā vicaraṃs) tu kṛtaṃ yugam ||
Sleeping he represents the Kali (or iron age), waking the Dvapara (or brazen) age, ready to act the Treta (or silver age), but moving (actively) the Krtta. (or golden) age.
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इन्द्रस्य-अर्कस्य वायोश् च यमस्य वरुणस्य च । चन्द्रस्य-अग्नेः पृथिव्याश् च तेजोवृत्तं नृपश् चरेत्) ॥
indrasya-arkasya vāyoś ca yamasya varuṇasya ca | candrasya-agneḥ pṛthivyāś ca tejovṛttaṃ nṛpaś caret) ||
Let the king emulate the energetic action of Indra, of the Sun, of the Wind, of Yama, of Varuṇa, of the Moon, of the Fire, and of the Earth.
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वार्षिकांश् चतुरो मासान् यथा-इन्द्रो ऽअभिप्रवर्षति) । तथा-अभिवर्षेत्) स्वं राष्ट्रं कामैर् इन्द्रव्रतं चरन्) ॥
vārṣikāṃś caturo māsān yathā-indro 'abhipravarṣati) | tathā-abhivarṣet) svaṃ rāṣṭraṃ kāmair indravrataṃ caran) ||
As Indra sends copious rain during the four months of the rainy season, even so let the king, taking upon himself the office of Indra, shower benefits on his kingdom.
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अष्टौ मासान् यथा-आदित्यस् तोयं हरति) रश्मिभिः । तथा हरेत्) करं राष्ट्रात्-नित्यम् अर्कव्रतं हि तत् ॥
aṣṭau māsān yathā-ādityas toyaṃ harati) raśmibhiḥ | tathā haret) karaṃ rāṣṭrāt-nityam arkavrataṃ hi tat ||
As the Sun during eight, months (imperceptibly) draws up the water with his rays, even so let him gradually draw his taxes from his kingdom; for that is the office in which he resembles the Sun.
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प्रविश्य) सर्वभूतानि यथा चरति) मारुतः । तथा चारैः प्रवेष्टव्यं) व्रतम् एतद्द् हि मारुतम् ॥
praviśya) sarvabhūtāni yathā carati) mārutaḥ | tathā cāraiḥ praveṣṭavyaṃ) vratam etadd hi mārutam ||
As the Wind moves (everywhere), entering (in the shape of the vital air) all created beings, even so let him penetrate (everywhere) through his and his enemy's party'
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यथा यमः प्रियद्वेष्यौ प्राप्ते काले नियच्छति) । तथा राज्ञा नियन्तव्याः) प्रजास् तद्द् हि यमव्रतम् ॥
yathā yamaḥ priya.dveṣyau prāpte kāle niyacchati) | tathā rājñā niyantavyāḥ) prajās tadd hi yamavratam ||
As Yama at the appointed time subjects to his rule both friends and foes, even so all subjects must be controlled by the king; that is the office in which he resembles Yama.
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वरुणेन यथा पाशैर् बद्ध एव-अभिदृश्यते) । तथा पापान् निगृह्णीयाद्) व्रतम् एतद्द् हि वारुणम् ॥
varuṇena yathā pāśair baddha eva-abhidṛśyate) | tathā pāpān nigṛhṇīyād) vratam etadd hi vāruṇam ||
As (a sinner) is seen bound with ropes by Varuṇa, even so let him. punish the wicked; that is his office in which he resembles Varuṇa.
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परिपूर्णं यथा चन्द्रं दृष्ट्वा) हृष्यन्ति) मानवाः । तथा प्रकृतयो यस्मिन् स चान्द्रव्रतिको नृपः ॥
paripūrṇaṃ yathā candraṃ dṛṣṭvā) hṛṣyanti) mānavāḥ | tathā prakṛtayo yasmin sa cāndravratiko nṛpaḥ ||
He is a king, taking upon himself the office of the Moon, whose (appearance) his subjects (greet with as great joy) as men feel on seeing the full moon.
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प्रतापयुक्तस् तेजस्वी नित्यं स्यात्) पापकर्मसु । दुष्टसामन्तहिंस्रश् च तद् आग्नेयं व्रतं स्मृतम् ॥
pratāpayuktas tejasvī nityaṃ syāt) pāpakarmasu | duṣṭasāmantahiṃsraś ca tad āgneyaṃ vrataṃ smṛtam ||
(If) he is ardent in wrath against criminals and endowed with brilliant energy, and destroys wicked vassals', then his character is said (to resemble) that of Fire.
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यथा सर्वाणि भूतानि धरा धारयते) समम् । तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि बिभ्रतः) पार्थिवं व्रतम् ॥
yathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni dharā dhārayate) samam | tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni bibhrataḥ) pārthivaṃ vratam ||
As the Earth supports all created beings equally, thus (a king) who supports all his subjects, (takes upon himself) the office of the Earth.
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एतैर् उपायैर् अन्यैश् च युक्तो नित्यम् अतन्द्रितः । स्तेनान् राजा निगृह्णीयात्) स्वराष्ट्रे पर एव च ॥
etair upāyair anyaiś ca yukto nityam atandritaḥ | stenān rājā nigṛhṇīyāt) svarāṣṭre para eva ca ||
Employing these and other means, the king shall, ever untired, restrain thieves both in his own dominions and in (tho§£-of) 0TrTersT~ Id • \\\b\C<
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पराम् अप्य् आपदं प्राप्तो ब्राह्मणान् न प्रकोपयेत्) । ते ह्य् एनं कुपिता हन्युः) सद्यः सबलवाहनम् ॥
parām apy āpadaṃ prāpto brāhmaṇān na prakopayet) | te hy enaṃ kupitā hanyuḥ) sadyaḥ sa.bala.vāhanam ||
Let him-<no1:, though fallen into the deepest j distress, provoke Brāhmaṇas to anger; JoH-they^ ~ft
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यैः कृतः सर्वभक्ष्यो ऽअग्निर् अपेयश् च महोदधिः । [म्सर्वभक्षो ] क्षयी च-आप्यायितः सोमः को न नश्येत्) प्रकोप्य) तान् ॥
yaiḥ kṛtaḥ sarvabhakṣyo 'agnir apeyaś ca mahodadhiḥ | [M.sarvabhakṣo ] kṣayī ca-āpyāyitaḥ somaḥ ko na naśyet) prakopya) tān ||
Who could escape destruction, when he provokes to anger those (men), by whom the fire was made to consume all things, by whom the (water of the) ocean was made undrinkable, and by whom the moon was made to wane and to increase again? {315. Who could prosper, while he injures those (men) who provoked to anger, could create other worlds and other guardians of the world, and deprive the gods of their divine station?
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लोकान् अन्यान् सृजेयुर्) ये लोकपालांश् च कोपिताः । देवान् कुर्युर्) अदेवांश् च कः क्षिण्वंस्) तान् समृध्नुयात्) ॥
lokān anyān sṛjeyur) ye lokapālāṃś ca kopitāḥ | devān kuryur) adevāṃś ca kaḥ kṣiṇvaṃs) tān samṛdhnuyāt) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
यान् उपाश्रित्य) तिष्ठन्ति) लोका देवाश् च सर्वदा । ब्रह्म च-एव धनं येषां को हिंस्यात्) ताञ् जिजीविषुः ॥
yān upāśritya) tiṣṭhanti) lokā devāś ca sarvadā | brahma ca-eva dhanaṃ yeṣāṃ ko hiṃsyāt) tāñ jijīviṣuḥ ||
What man, desirous of life, would injure them to whose support the (three) worlds and the gods ever owe their existence, and whose wealth is the Veda?
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अविद्वांश् च-एव विद्वांश् च ब्राह्मणो दैवतं महत् । प्रणीतश् च-अप्रणीतश् च यथा-अग्निर् दैवतं महत् ॥
a.vidvāṃś ca-eva vidvāṃś ca brāhmaṇo daivataṃ mahat | praṇītaś ca-a.praṇītaś ca yathā-agnir daivataṃ mahat ||
A Brāhmaṇa, be he ignorant or learned, is a great divinity, just as the fire, whether carried forth (for the performance of a burnt-oblation) or not carried forth, is a great divinity.
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श्मशानेष्व् अपि तेजस्वी पावको न-एव दुष्यति) । हूयमानश् च यज्ञेषु भूय एव-अभिवर्धते) ॥
śmaśāneṣv api tejasvī pāvako na-eva duṣyati) | hūyamānaś ca yajñeṣu bhūya eva-abhivardhate) ||
The brilliant fire is not contaminated even in burial-places, and, when presented with oblations (of butter) at sacrifices, it again increases mightily. property'
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एवं यद्य् अप्य् अनिष्टेषु वर्तन्ते) सर्वकर्मसु । सर्वथा ब्राह्मणाः पूज्याः परमं दैवतम् हि तत् ॥
evaṃ yady apy aniṣṭeṣu vartante) sarvakarmasu | sarvathā brāhmaṇāḥ pūjyāḥ paramaṃ daivatam hi tat ||
Thus, though Brāhmaṇas employ themselves in all (sorts of) mean occupations, they must be honoured in every way; for (each of) them is a li very great deity. jfi
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क्षत्रस्य-अतिप्रवृद्धस्य ब्राह्मणान् प्रति सर्वशः । ब्रह्म-एव संनियन्तृ स्यात्) क्षत्रं हि ब्रह्मसंभवम् ॥
kṣatrasya-atipravṛddhasya brāhmaṇān prati sarvaśaḥ | brahma-eva saṃniyantṛ syāt) kṣatraṃ hi brahma.saṃbhavam ||
When the Kshatriyas become in any way overbearing towards the Brāhmaṇas, the Brāhmaṇas themselves shall duly restrain them; for the Kshatriyas sprang from the Brāhmaṇas.
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अद्भ्यो ऽअग्निर् ब्रह्मतः क्षत्रम् अश्मनो लोहम् उत्थितम् । तेषां सर्वत्रगं तेजः स्वासु योनिषु शाम्यति) ॥
adbhyo 'agnir brahmataḥ kṣatram aśmano loham utthitam | teṣāṃ sarvatragaṃ tejaḥ svāsu yoniṣu śāmyati) ||
Fire sprang from water, Kshatriyas from Brahma;^as, iron from stone; the all-penetrating force of those (three) has no effect on that whence they were produced.
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न-अब्रह्म क्षत्रम् ऋध्नोति) न-अक्षत्रं ब्रह्म वर्धते) । ब्रह्म क्षत्रं च संपृक्तम् इह च-अमुत्र वर्धते) ॥
na-a.brahma kṣatram ṛdhnoti) na-a.kṣatraṃ brahma vardhate) | brahma kṣatraṃ ca saṃpṛktam iha ca-amutra vardhate) ||
Kshatriyas prosper not without Brahma;/as, Brāhmaṇas prosper not without Kshatriyas; Brāhmaṇas and Kshatriyas, being closely united, prosper in this (world) and in the next.
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दत्त्वा) धनं तु विप्रेभ्यः सर्वदण्डसमुत्थितम् । पुत्रे राज्यं समासृज्य) कुर्वीत) प्रायणं रणे ॥ [म्समासाद्य ]
dattvā) dhanaṃ tu viprebhyaḥ sarvadaṇḍasamutthitam | putre rājyaṃ samāsṛjya) kurvīta) prāyaṇaṃ raṇe || [M.samāsādya ]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
एवं चरन्) सदा युक्तो राजधर्मेषु पार्थिवः । हितेषु च-एव लोकस्य सर्वान् भृत्यान् नियोजयेत्) ॥ [म्हितेषु च-एव लोकेभ्यः ]
evaṃ caran) sadā yukto rājadharmeṣu pārthivaḥ | hiteṣu ca-eva lokasya sarvān bhṛtyān niyojayet) || [M.hiteṣu ca-eva lokebhyaḥ ]
Thus conducting himself (and) ever intent on (discharging) his royal duties, a king shall order all his servants (to work) for the good of his people.
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एषो ऽअखिलः कर्मविधिर् उक्तो राज्ञः सनातनः । इमं कर्मविधिं विद्यात्) क्रमशो वैश्यशूद्रयोः ॥
eṣo 'a.khilaḥ karmavidhir ukto rājñaḥ sanātanaḥ | imaṃ karmavidhiṃ vidyāt) kramaśo vaiśya.śūdrayoḥ ||
Thus the eternal law concerning the duties of a king has been fully declared; know that the following rules apply in (due) order to the duties of Vaisyas and Śudras.
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वैश्यस् तु कृतसंस्कारः कृत्वा) दारपरिग्रहम् । वार्तायां नित्ययुक्तः स्यात्) पशूनां च-एव रक्षणे ॥
vaiśyas tu kṛta.saṃskāraḥ kṛtvā) dāraparigraham | vārtāyāṃ nityayuktaḥ syāt) paśūnāṃ ca-eva rakṣaṇe ||
After a Vaiiya has received the sacraments. and has taken a wife, he shall be always attentive to the business whereby he may subsist and to (that of) tending cattle.
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प्रजापतिर् हि वैश्याय सृष्ट्वा) परिददे) पशून् । ब्राह्मणाय च राज्ञे च सर्वाः परिददे) प्रजाः ॥
prajāpatir hi vaiśyāya sṛṣṭvā) paridade) paśūn | brāhmaṇāya ca rājñe ca sarvāḥ paridade) prajāḥ ||
For when the Lord of creatures (Prajāpati) created cattle, he made them over to the Vaiiya; to the Brāhmaṇa, and to the king he entrusted all created beings.
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न च वैश्यस्य कामः स्यान्) न रक्षेयं) पशून् इति । वैश्ये च-इच्छति न-अन्येन रक्षितव्याः) कथं चन ॥
na ca vaiśyasya kāmaḥ syān) na rakṣeyaṃ) paśūn iti | vaiśye ca-icchati na-anyena rakṣitavyāḥ) kathaṃ cana ||
A Vaiiya must never (conceive this) wish, ' I will not keep cattle;' and if a Vaiiya is willing (to keep them), they must never be kept by (men of) other (castes).
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मणिमुक्ताप्रवालानां लोहानां तान्तवस्य च । गन्धानां च रसानां च विद्याद्) अर्घबलअबलम् ॥
maṇi.muktā.pravālānāṃ lohānāṃ tāntavasya ca | gandhānāṃ ca rasānāṃ ca vidyād) argha.bala.abalam ||
(A Vaiiya) must know the respective value of gems, of pearls, of coral, of metals, of (cloth) made of thread, of perfumes, and of condiments.
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बीजानाम् उप्तिविद्-च स्यात्) क्षेत्रदोषगुणस्य च । मानयोगं च जानीयात्) तुलायोगांश् च सर्वशः ।
bījānām uptivid-ca syāt) kṣetradoṣa.guṇasya ca | mānayogaṃ ca jānīyāt) tulāyogāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ |
He must be acquainted with the (manner of) sowing of seeds, and of the good and bad qualities of fields, and he must perfectly know all measures and weights.
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सारअसारं च भाण्डानां देशानां च गुणअगुणान् । लाभअलाभं च पण्यानां पशूनां परिवर्धनम् ॥
sāra.asāraṃ ca bhāṇḍānāṃ deśānāṃ ca guṇa.aguṇān | lābha.alābhaṃ ca paṇyānāṃ paśūnāṃ parivardhanam ||
Moreover, the excellence and defects of commodities, the advantages and disadvantages of (different) countries, the (probable) profit and loss on merchandise, and the means of properly rearing cattle.
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भृत्यानां च भृतिं विद्याद्) भाषाश् च विविधा नृणां । द्रव्याणां स्थानयोगांश् च क्रयविक्रयम् एव च ॥
bhṛtyānāṃ ca bhṛtiṃ vidyād) bhāṣāś ca vividhā nṛṇāṃ | dravyāṇāṃ sthāna.yogāṃś ca kraya.vikrayam eva ca ||
He must be acquainted with the (proper)
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धर्मेण च द्रव्यवृद्धाव् आतिष्ठेद्) यत्नम् उत्तमम् । दद्याच्) च सर्वभूतानाम् अन्नम् एव प्रयत्नतः ॥
dharmeṇa ca dravyavṛddhāv ātiṣṭhed) yatnam uttamam | dadyāc) ca sarvabhūtānām annam eva prayatnataḥ ||
Let him exert himself to the utmost in order to increase his property in a righteous manner, and let him zealously give food to all created beings. ^o 334. But to serve Brāhmaṇas (who are) learned in the Vedas, householders, and famous (for virtue) is the highest duty of a,5udra, which leads to beatitude.
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विप्राणां वेदविदुषां गृहस्थानां यशस्विनाम् । शुश्रूषा-एव तु शूद्रस्य धर्मो नैश्रेयसः परः ॥ [क्: परम्]
viprāṇāṃ vedaviduṣāṃ gṛhasthānāṃ yaśasvinām | śuśrūṣā-eva tu śūdrasya dharmo naiśreyasaḥ paraḥ || [K: param]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
शुचिर् उत्कृष्टशुश्रूषुर् मृदुवाग् अनहंकृतः । ब्राह्मणादिआश्रयो नित्यम् उत्कृष्टां जातिम् अश्नुते) ॥ [म्ब्राह्मणअपाश्रयो]
śucir utkṛṣṭaśuśrūṣur mṛdu.vāg an.ahaṃkṛtaḥ | brāhmaṇādi.āśrayo nityam utkṛṣṭāṃ jātim aśnute) || [M.brāhmaṇa.apāśrayo]
(A Śudra who is) pure, the servant of his betters, gentle in his speech, and free from pride, and always seeks a refuge with Brāhmaṇas, attains (in his next life) a higher caste.
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एषो ऽअनापदि वर्णानाम् उक्तः) कर्मविधिः शुभः । आपद्य् अपि हि यस् तेषां क्रमशस् तन् निबोधत) ॥
eṣo 'anāpadi varṇānām uktaḥ) karmavidhiḥ śubhaḥ | āpady api hi yas teṣāṃ kramaśas tan nibodhata) ||
The excellent law for the conduct of thef^ (four) castes (vanza), (when they are) not in distress, has been thus promulgated; now hear in order their (several duties) in times of distress. -
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