Manusmriti

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ब्राह्मणीं यद्यगुप्तां तु गच्छेतां वैश्यपार्थिवौ । वैश्यं पञ्चशतं कुर्यात् क्षत्रियं तु सहस्रिणम् ॥ ३७६ ॥

sanskrit

If a Vaisya or a Kshatriya has connexion with an unguarded Brahmana, let him fine the Vaisya five hundred (panas) and the Kshatriya one thousand.

english translation

brAhmaNIM yadyaguptAM tu gacchetAM vaizyapArthivau | vaizyaM paJcazataM kuryAt kSatriyaM tu sahasriNam || 376 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उभावपि तु तावेव ब्राह्मण्या गुप्तया सह । विप्लुतौ शूद्रवद् दण्ड्यौ दग्धव्यौ वा कटाग्निना ॥ ३७७ ॥

sanskrit

But even these two, if they offend with a Brahmani (not only) guarded (but the wife of an eminent man), shall be punished like a Sudra or be burnt in a fire of dry grass.

english translation

ubhAvapi tu tAveva brAhmaNyA guptayA saha | viplutau zUdravad daNDyau dagdhavyau vA kaTAgninA || 377 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सहस्रं ब्राह्मणो दण्ड्यो गुप्तां विप्रां बलाद् व्रजन् । शतानि पञ्च दण्ड्यः स्यादिच्छन्त्या सह सङ्गतः ॥ ३७८ ॥

sanskrit

A Brahmana who carnally knows a guarded Brahmani against her will, shall be fined one thousand (panas); but he shall be made to pay five hundred, if he had connexion with a willing one.

english translation

sahasraM brAhmaNo daNDyo guptAM viprAM balAd vrajan | zatAni paJca daNDyaH syAdicchantyA saha saGgataH || 378 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मौण्ड्यं प्राणान्तिकं दण्डो ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते । इतरेषां तु वर्णानां दण्डः प्राणान्तिको भवेत् ॥ ३७९ ॥

sanskrit

Tonsure (of the head) is ordained for a Brahmana (instead of) capital punishment; but (men of) other castes shall suffer capital punishment.

english translation

mauNDyaM prANAntikaM daNDo brAhmaNasya vidhIyate | itareSAM tu varNAnAM daNDaH prANAntiko bhavet || 379 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

न जातु ब्राह्मणं हन्यात् सर्वपापेष्वपि स्थितम् । राष्ट्रादेनं बहिः कुर्यात् समग्रधनमक्षतम् ॥ ३८० ॥

sanskrit

Let him never slay a Brahmana, though he have committed all (possible) crimes; let him banish such an (offender), leaving all his property (to him) and (his body) unhurt.

english translation

na jAtu brAhmaNaM hanyAt sarvapApeSvapi sthitam | rASTrAdenaM bahiH kuryAt samagradhanamakSatam || 380 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript