विट् शूद्रयोरेवमेव स्वजातिं प्रति तत्त्वतः । छेदवर्जं प्रणयनं दण्डस्यैति विनिश्चयः ॥ २७७ ॥
A Vaisya and a Sudra must be punished exactly in the same manner according to their respective castes, but the tongue (of the Sudra) shall not be cut out; that is the decision.
english translation