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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.113

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 113

सुरासक्तानां दण्डःThe punishment of those addicted to wine

Verse 113

अतो नृपो वा चक्रेशो मद्ये मादकवस्तुषु । अत्यासक्तजनान् कायधनदण्डेन शोधयेत् ॥ ११३ ॥

atō nṛpō vā cakrēśō madyē mādakavastuṣu | atyāsaktajanān kāyadhanadaṇḍēna śōdhayēt || 113 ||

Translation

So the king or the lord of the circle should correct, by bodily punishment and fines, those too attached to wine and intoxicants.

Word by word

ataḥ
(ataḥ) so
nṛpaḥ
(nṛpaḥ) the king
vā
or
cakrēśaḥ
(cakreśaḥ) the lord of the circle
madyē
to wine
mādaka
intoxicating
vastuṣu
to things
atyāsakta
too attached
janān
those
kāya
bodily
dhana
and money
daṇḍēna
by punishment
śōdhayēt
should correct

Meaning

Both the state and the circle are to restrain addiction.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 112.