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यत्र वर्जयते राजा पापकृद्भ्यो धनागमम् । तत्र कालेन जायन्ते मानवा दीर्घजीविनः ॥ २४६ ॥
In that (country), where the king avoids taking the property of (mortal) sinners, men are born in (due) time (and are) long-lived,
english translation
निष्पद्यन्ते च सस्यानि यथोप्तानि विशां पृथक् । बालाश्च न प्रमीयन्ते विकृतं च न जायते ॥ २४७ ॥
And the crops of the husbandmen spring up, each as it was sown, and the children die not, and no misshaped (offspring) is born.
english translation
ब्राह्मणान् बाधमानं तु कामादवरवर्णजम् । हन्याच्चित्रैर्वधोपायैरुद्वेजनकरैर्नृपः ॥ २४८ ॥
But the king shall inflict on a base-born (Sudra), who intentionally gives pain to Brahmanas, various (kinds of) corporal punishment which cause terror.
english translation
यावानवध्यस्य वधे तावान् वध्यस्य मोक्षणे । अधर्मो नृपतेर्दृष्टो धर्मस्तु विनियच्छतः ॥ २४९ ॥
When a king punishes an innocent (man), his guilt is considered as great as when he sets free a guilty man; but (he acquires) merit when he punishes (justly).
english translation
उदितोऽयं विस्तरशो मिथो विवदमानयोः । अष्टादशसु मार्गेषु व्यवहारस्य निर्णयः ॥ २५० ॥
Thus the (manner of) deciding suits (falling) under the eighteen titles, between two litigant parties, has been declared at length.
english translation