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

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

Chapter 8

Verse 380

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