Manusmriti

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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

kAmAd dazaguNaM pUrvaM krodhAt tu triguNaM param | ajJAnAd dve zate pUrNe bAlizyAtzatameva tu || 121 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

etAnAhuH kauTasAkSye proktAn daNDAn manISibhiH | dharmasyAvyabhicArArthamadharmaniyamAya ca || 122 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

kauTasAkSyaM tu kurvANAMstrIn varNAn dhArmiko nRpaH | pravAsayed daNDayitvA brAhmaNaM tu vivAsayet || 123 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

daza sthAnAni daNDasya manuH svayambhuvo'bravIt | triSu varNeSu yAni syurakSato brAhmaNo vrajet || 124 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

upasthamudaraM jihvA hastau pAdau ca paJcamam | cakSurnAsA ca karNau ca dhanaM dehastathaiva ca || 125 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript