लोभात् सहस्रं दण्ड्यस्तु मोहात् पूर्वं तु साहसम् । भयाद् द्वौ मध्यमौ दण्डौ मैत्रात् पूर्वं चतुर्गुणम् ॥ १२० ॥
(He who commits perjury) through covetousness shall be fined one thousand (panas), (he who does it) through distraction, in the lowest amercement; (if a man does it) through fear, two middling amercements shall be paid as a fine, (if he does it) through friendship, four times the amount of the lowest (amercement).
english translation
lobhAt sahasraM daNDyastu mohAt pUrvaM tu sAhasam | bhayAd dvau madhyamau daNDau maitrAt pUrvaM caturguNam || 120 ||
hk transliteration by SanscriptManusmriti
लोभात् सहस्रं दण्ड्यस्तु मोहात् पूर्वं तु साहसम् । भयाद् द्वौ मध्यमौ दण्डौ मैत्रात् पूर्वं चतुर्गुणम् ॥ १२० ॥
(He who commits perjury) through covetousness shall be fined one thousand (panas), (he who does it) through distraction, in the lowest amercement; (if a man does it) through fear, two middling amercements shall be paid as a fine, (if he does it) through friendship, four times the amount of the lowest (amercement).
english translation
lobhAt sahasraM daNDyastu mohAt pUrvaM tu sAhasam | bhayAd dvau madhyamau daNDau maitrAt pUrvaM caturguNam || 120 ||
hk transliteration by Sanscript