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प्रहारेण गर्भं पातयत उत्तमो दण्डः, भैषज्येन मध्यमः, परिक्लेशेन पूर्वः साहस दण्डः ॥
When a person causes abortion in pregnancy by striking, or with medicine, or by annoyance, the highest, middlemost, and first amercements shall be imposed respectively.
english translation
प्रसभ स्त्री पुरुष घातक अभिसारक निग्राहक अवघोषक अवस्कन्दक उपवेधकान् पथि वेश्म प्रतिरोधकान् राज हस्त्य् अश्व रथानां हिंसकान् स्तेनान् वा शूलान् आरोहयेयुः ॥
Those who cause violent death either to men or women, or those who are in the habit of often going to meet prostitutes (abhisáraka), those who inflict unjust punishment upon others, those who spread false or contemptuous rumours, who assault or obstruct travellers on their way, who commit house-breaking, or who steal or cause hurt to royal elephants, horses, or carriages shall be hanged.
english translation
यश् च एनान् दहेद् अपनयेद् वा स तम् एव दण्डं लभेत, साहसम् उत्तमं वा ॥
Whoever burns or carries away the corpses of the above offenders shall meet with similar punishment or pay the highest amercement.
english translation
हिंस्र स्तेनानां भक्त वास उपकरण अग्नि मन्त्र दान वैयावृत्य कर्मसु उत्तमो दण्डः, परिभाषणम् अविज्ञाते ॥
When a person supplies murderers or thieves with food, dress, any requisites, fire, information, any plan, or assistance in any way, he shall be punished with the highest amercement. When he does so under ignorance, he shall be censured.
english translation
हिंस्र स्तेनानां पुत्र दारम् असमन्त्रं विसृजेत्, समन्त्रम् आददीत ॥
Sons or wives of murderers or of thieves shall, if they are found not in concert, be acquitted; but they shall be seized if found to have been in concert.
english translation