Manusmriti

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वध्यांश्च हन्युः सततं यथाशास्त्रं नृपाज्ञया । वध्यवासांसि गृह्णीयुः शय्याश्चाभरणानि च ॥ ५६ ॥

sanskrit

By the king’s order they shall always execute the criminals, in accordance with the law, and they shall take for themselves the clothes, the beds, and the ornaments of (such) criminals.

english translation

vadhyAMzca hanyuH satataM yathAzAstraM nRpAjJayA | vadhyavAsAMsi gRhNIyuH zayyAzcAbharaNAni ca || 56 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वर्णापेतमविज्ञातं नरं कलुषयोनिजम् । आर्यरूपमिवानार्यं कर्मभिः स्वैर्विभावयेत् ॥ ५७ ॥

sanskrit

A man of impure origin, who belongs not to any caste, (varna, but whose character is) not known, who, (though) not an Aryan, has the appearance of an Aryan, one may discover by his acts.

english translation

varNApetamavijJAtaM naraM kaluSayonijam | AryarUpamivAnAryaM karmabhiH svairvibhAvayet || 57 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अनार्यता निष्ठुरता क्रूरता निष्क्रियात्मता । पुरुषं व्यञ्जयन्तीह लोके कलुषयोनिजम् ॥ ५८ ॥

sanskrit

Behaviour unworthy of an Aryan, harshness, cruelty, and habitual neglect of the prescribed duties betray in this world a man of impure origin.

english translation

anAryatA niSThuratA krUratA niSkriyAtmatA | puruSaM vyaJjayantIha loke kaluSayonijam || 58 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पित्र्यं वा भजते शीलं मातुर्वोभयमेव वा । न कथं चन दुर्योनिः प्रकृतिं स्वां नियच्छति ॥ ५९ ॥

sanskrit

A base-born man either resembles in character his father, or his mother, or both; he can never conceal his real nature

english translation

pitryaM vA bhajate zIlaM mAturvobhayameva vA | na kathaM cana duryoniH prakRtiM svAM niyacchati || 59 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कुले मुख्येऽपि जातस्य यस्य स्याद् योनिसङ्करः । संश्रयत्येव तत्शीलं नरोऽल्पमपि वा बहु ॥ ६० ॥

sanskrit

Even if a man, born in a great family, sprang from criminal intercourse, he will certainly possess the faults of his (father), be they small or great.

english translation

kule mukhye'pi jAtasya yasya syAd yonisaGkaraH | saMzrayatyeva tatzIlaM naro'lpamapi vA bahu || 60 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript