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प्रतिषिद्धयोः स्त्री पुंसयोर् अन्योन्य उपकारे क्षुद्रक द्रव्याणां द्वादश पणो दण्डः, स्थूलक द्रव्याणां चतुर् विंशति पणः, हिरण्य सुवर्णयोश् चतुष् पञ्चाशत् पणः स्त्रिया दण्डः, पुंसोर् द्वि गुणः ॥

(Forbidden transactions.) With regard to a man and a woman who, though forbidden to carry on any mutual transaction, help each other, the woman shall be fined 12, 24 and 54 panas respectively according as the help consists of (i) small things, of (ii) heavy things and (iii) of gold or gold-coin (hiranyasuvarnayoh).

english translation

pratiSiddhayoH strI puMsayor anyonya upakAre kSudraka dravyANAM dvAdaza paNo daNDaH, sthUlaka dravyANAM catur viMzati paNaH, hiraNya suvarNayoz catuS paJcAzat paNaH striyA daNDaH, puMsor dvi guNaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript