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मत्तापानं कलहं पूगवैरं भार्यापत्योरन्तरं ज्ञातिभेदम् । राजद्विष्टं स्त्रीपुमांसोर्विवादं वर्ज्यान्याहुर्यश्च पन्थाः प्रदुष्टः॥५-३५-३६॥
They declare these to be situations to avoid: intoxicated drinking, quarrels, hostility with a guild or collective, estrangement between wife and husband, division among kinsmen, being opposed by the ruler, disputes between women and men, and any route that is compromised.
english translation
सामुद्रिकं वणिजं चोरपूर्वं शलाकधूर्तं च चिकित्सकं च । अरिं च मित्रं च कुशीलवं च नैतान्साक्ष्येष्वधिकुर्वीत सप्त॥५-३५-३७॥
One should not appoint these as principal witnesses: a seafarer, a merchant, a former thief, a dice-and-trick swindler, a physician, an enemy, a friend, and an actor or performer.
english translation
मानाग्निहोत्रमुत मानमौनं मानेनाधीतमुत मानयज्ञः । एतानि चत्वार्यभयंकराणि भयं प्रयच्छन्त्ययथाकृतानि॥५-३५-३८॥
Pride-based fire-ritual, pride-based silence, study undertaken through pride, and sacrifice performed through pride—these four, though appearing harmless, generate fear when practiced improperly.
english translation
अगारदाही गरदः कुण्डाशी सोमविक्रयी । पर्वकारश्च सूची च मित्रध्रुक्पारदारिकः॥५-३५-३९॥
One who sets houses on fire, a poisoner, one who unlawfully eats from a consecrated vessel, a seller of soma, a maker of false repairs, an informant, a betrayer of friends, and one who violates another’s spouse—these are grave offenders.
english translation
भ्रूणहा गुरुतल्पी च यश्च स्यात्पानपो द्विजः । अतितीक्ष्णश्च काकश्च नास्तिको वेदनिन्दकः॥५-३५-४०॥
One who destroys an embryo, one who violates the teacher’s bed, a brahmin who habitually drinks intoxicants, one who is excessively harsh, one who preys like a crow, an unbeliever, and a reviler of the Veda—these are counted among grave transgressors.
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