Manusmriti

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वासो दद्याद् हयं हत्वा पञ्च नीलान् वृषान् गजम् । अजमेषावनड्वाहं खरं हत्वैकहायनम् ॥ १३६ ॥

sanskrit

For killing a horse, he shall give a garment, for (killing) an elephant, five black bulls, for (killing) a goat, or a sheep, a draught-ox, for killing a donkey, (a calf) one year old;

english translation

vAso dadyAd hayaM hatvA paJca nIlAn vRSAn gajam | ajameSAvanaDvAhaM kharaM hatvaikahAyanam || 136 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

क्रव्यादांस्तु मृगान् हत्वा धेनुं दद्यात् पयस्विनीम् । अक्रव्यादान् वत्सतरीमुष्ट्रं हत्वा तु कृष्णलम् ॥ १३७ ॥

sanskrit

But for killing carnivorous wild beasts, he shall give a milch-cow, for (killing) wild beasts that are not carnivorous, a heifer, for killing a camel, one krishnala.

english translation

kravyAdAMstu mRgAn hatvA dhenuM dadyAt payasvinIm | akravyAdAn vatsatarImuSTraM hatvA tu kRSNalam || 137 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जीनकार्मुकबस्तावीन् पृथग् दद्याद् विशुद्धये । चतुर्णामपि वर्णानां नारीर्हत्वाऽनवस्थिताः ॥ १३८ ॥

sanskrit

For killing adulterous women of the four castes, he must give, in order to purify himself, respectively a leathern bag, a bow, a goat, or a sheep

english translation

jInakArmukabastAvIn pRthag dadyAd vizuddhaye | caturNAmapi varNAnAM nArIrhatvA'navasthitAH || 138 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दानेन वधनिर्णेकं सर्पादीनामशक्नुवन् । एकैकशश्चरेत् कृच्छ्रं द्विजः पापापनुत्तये ॥ १३९ ॥

sanskrit

A twice-born man, who is unable to atone by gifts for the slaughter of a serpent and the other (creatures mentioned), shall perform for each of them, a Krikkhra (penance) in order to remove his guilt.

english translation

dAnena vadhanirNekaM sarpAdInAmazaknuvan | ekaikazazcaret kRcchraM dvijaH pApApanuttaye || 139 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अस्थिमतां तु सत्त्वानां सहस्रस्य प्रमापणे । पूर्णे चानस्यनस्थ्नां तु शूद्रहत्याव्रतं चरेत् ॥ १४० ॥

sanskrit

But for destroying one thousand (small) animals that have bones, or a whole cart-load of boneless (animals), he shall perform the penance (prescribed) for the murder of a Sudra.

english translation

asthimatAM tu sattvAnAM sahasrasya pramApaNe | pUrNe cAnasyanasthnAM tu zUdrahatyAvrataM caret || 140 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript