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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.25

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 25

लघुगुरुपापयोरपि विपरीतदण्डविधाने हेतुःWhy light and heavy sins may receive the reverse punishment

Verse 25

स्वल्पापराधी कौलश्चेत् ब्राह्मणो लघुपापकृत् । वहुमान्योऽपि दण्ड्यः स्याद्वचोभिरवनीभृता ॥ २५ ॥

svalpāparādhī kaulaścēt brāhmaṇō laghupāpakṛt | vahumānyō’pi daṇḍyaḥ syādvacōbhiravanībhṛtā || 25 ||

Translation

If a Kaula commits a small offence, or a brāhmaṇa a light sin, even if much honoured, he is to be punished by the king with words.

Word by word

svalpa
small
aparādhī
who offends
kaulaḥ
(kaulaḥ) a Kaula
cēt
if
brāhmaṇaḥ
(brāhmaṇaḥ) a brāhmaṇa
laghu
light
pāpa
sin
kṛt
who commits
vahumānyaḥ
(bahumānyaḥ) much honoured
api
even
daṇḍyaḥ
(daṇḍyaḥ) to be punished
syāt
is
vacōbhiḥ
(vacobhiḥ) with words
avanībhṛtā
by the king

Meaning

Reproof suffices for a respected person's small fault.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Now he tells the punishment of a Kaula and a brāhmaṇa who have committed small offences, even though they are highly honoured, with "svalpāparādhī" and the rest. If a Kaula, even one much honoured, has committed a small offence, and likewise a brāhmaṇa a light sin, then he is to be punished by the king (avanībhṛt) with words.