पुरुषं च अपराधं च कारणं गुरु लाघवम् । अनुबन्धं तदात्वं च देश कालौ समीक्ष्य च ॥
Taking into consideration the (social position of) persons, the nature of the offence, the cause, whether grave or slight (that led to the perpetration of the offence), the antecedent and present circumstances, the time, and the place.
पुरुषं च अपराधं च कारणं गुरु लाघवम् । अनुबन्धं तदात्वं च देश कालौ समीक्ष्य च ॥
Taking into consideration the (social position of) persons, the nature of the offence, the cause, whether grave or slight (that led to the perpetration of the offence), the antecedent and present circumstances, the time, and the place.