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सीमाविवादधर्मश्च पारुष्ये दण्डवाचिके । स्तेयं च साहसं चैव स्त्रीसङ्ग्रहणमेव च ॥ ६ ॥

(10) Disputes regarding boundaries, (11) assault and (12) defamation, (13) theft, (14) robbery and violence, (15) adultery,

english translation

sImAvivAdadharmazca pAruSye daNDavAcike | steyaM ca sAhasaM caiva strIsaGgrahaNameva ca || 6 ||

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स्त्रीपुन्धर्मो विभागश्च द्यूतमाह्वय एव च । पदान्यष्टादशैतानि व्यवहारस्थिताविह ॥ ७ ॥

(16) Duties of man and wife, (17) partition (of inheritance), (18) gambling and betting; these are in this world the eighteen topics which give rise to lawsuits.

english translation

strIpundharmo vibhAgazca dyUtamAhvaya eva ca | padAnyaSTAdazaitAni vyavahArasthitAviha || 7 ||

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एषु स्थानेषु भूयिष्ठं विवादं चरतां नृणाम् । धर्मं शाश्वतमाश्रित्य कुर्यात् कार्यविनिर्णयम् ॥ ८ ॥

Depending on the eternal law, let him decide the suits of men who mostly contend on the titles just mentioned.

english translation

eSu sthAneSu bhUyiSThaM vivAdaM caratAM nRNAm | dharmaM zAzvatamAzritya kuryAt kAryavinirNayam || 8 ||

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यदा स्वयं न कुर्यात् तु नृपतिः कार्यदर्शनम् । तदा नियुञ्ज्याद् विद्वांसं ब्राह्मणं कार्यदर्शने ॥ ९ ॥

But if the king does not personally investigate the suits, then let him appoint a learned Brahmana to try them.

english translation

yadA svayaM na kuryAt tu nRpatiH kAryadarzanam | tadA niyuJjyAd vidvAMsaM brAhmaNaM kAryadarzane || 9 ||

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सोऽस्य कार्याणि सम्पश्येत् सभ्यैरेव त्रिभिर्वृतः । सभामेव प्रविश्याग्र्यामासीनः स्थित एव वा ॥ १० ॥

That (man) shall enter that most excellent court, accompanied by three assessors, and fully consider (all) causes (brought) before the (king), either sitting down or standing.

english translation

so'sya kAryANi sampazyet sabhyaireva tribhirvRtaH | sabhAmeva pravizyAgryAmAsInaH sthita eva vA || 10 ||