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कामाद् दशगुणं पूर्वं क्रोधात् तु त्रिगुणं परम् । अज्ञानाद् द्वे शते पूर्णे बालिश्यात्शतमेव तु ॥ १२१ ॥

(He who does it) through lust, (shall pay) ten times the lowest amercement, but (he who does it) through wrath, three times the next (or second amercement); (he who does it) through ignorance, two full hundreds, but (he who does it) through childishness, one hundred (panas).

english translation

एतानाहुः कौटसाक्ष्ये प्रोक्तान् दण्डान् मनीषिभिः । धर्मस्याव्यभिचारार्थमधर्मनियमाय च ॥ १२२ ॥

They declare that the wise have prescribed these fines for perjury, in order to prevent a failure of justice, and in order to restrain injustice.

english translation

कौटसाक्ष्यं तु कुर्वाणांस्त्रीन् वर्णान् धार्मिको नृपः । प्रवासयेद् दण्डयित्वा ब्राह्मणं तु विवासयेत् ॥ १२३ ॥

But a just king shall fine and banish (men of) the three (lower) castes (varna) who have given false evidence, but a Brahmana he shall (only) banish.

english translation

दश स्थानानि दण्डस्य मनुः स्वयम्भुवोऽब्रवीत् । त्रिषु वर्णेषु यानि स्युरक्षतो ब्राह्मणो व्रजेत् ॥ १२४ ॥

Manu, the son of the Self-existent (Svayambhu), has named ten places on which punishment may be (made to fall) in the cases of the three (lower) castes (varna); but a Brahmana shall depart unhurt (from the country).

english translation

उपस्थमुदरं जिह्वा हस्तौ पादौ च पञ्चमम् । चक्षुर्नासा च कर्णौ च धनं देहस्तथैव च ॥ १२५ ॥

(These are) the organ, the belly, the tongue, the two hands, and fifthly the two feet, the eye, the nose, the two ears, likewise the (whole) body.

english translation