Verses
स्वपरानिष्टभेदेन पापस्य द्वैविध्यम्The two kinds of sin: harm to oneself and to others
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द्विविधपापमोचने द्विविधोपायःThe two means of release from the two kinds of sin
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राजदण्डविधिःThe rule of the king's punishment
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कृतपापस्य राज्ञः दण्डविधानम्The punishment of a king who has sinned
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लघुगुरुपापयोरपि विपरीतदण्डविधाने हेतुःWhy light and heavy sins may receive the reverse punishment
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धार्मिकराजानं प्रति प्रजाकर्त्तव्यम्The duty of subjects to a righteous king
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अतिपातकनिरूपणं दण्डश्चThe very great sins, and their punishment
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वारनारीपश्वादिगमने दण्डःThe punishment for going to prostitutes and animals
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ज्ञानतः पायुगमने दण्डःThe punishment of unnatural intercourse
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बलात्कारे दण्डःThe punishment of rape
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परस्त्रीलक्षणम्Who is another's wife
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कामतः परस्त्रियः परपुरुषस्य दर्शने दण्डःLooking with desire at another's wife or husband
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गुह्याङ्गदर्शनादौ दण्डःLooking at private parts and the like
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स्वगुह्याङ्गप्रदर्शने दण्डःShowing one's own nakedness
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पत्नीव्यभिचारप्रामाणाभावे पतिकर्त्तव्यम्The husband's duty when a wife's infidelity cannot be proved
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उपपतौ रममाणां पत्नीं पश्यन् तयोर्विनाशे दण्डाभावःNo punishment for a husband who kills wife and lover caught together
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मृतपतिकायाः कर्त्तव्यनिरूपणम्The duties of a widow
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मातृ-पितृ-पतिबन्धुनिरूपणम्The kin of mother, father and husband
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ग्रासाच्छादनार्हनिरूपणम्Who is owed food and clothing
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पत्नीं प्रति दुर्वाक्यादिकथने दण्डःSpeaking harshly to a wife
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भार्यायां मातृत्वाद्यारोपे दण्डःCalling a wife mother and the like
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स्त्रीणां पुनरुद्वाहविधिःThe remarriage of women
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जारजपुत्रनिरूपणम्The son of a lover
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भ्रूणवधे दण्डःKilling an embryo
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मनुष्यवधे दण्डविधिःThe punishment of homicide
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गुरुजनप्रहरणादौ दण्डःStriking gurus and the like
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राजद्रोहिहनने दण्डाभावःNo punishment for killing traitors
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नरघातकपापनिरूपणम्Who bears the sin of a killing
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अनवधानमनुष्यवधे दण्डःDeath caused by carelessness
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कुलाचारदूषकानां दण्डःThe punishment of those who corrupt kula conduct
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सन्तानविक्रयादौ दण्डःSelling one's children and the like
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क्षतिपूरणदण्डःCompensation for harm
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चौर्यविशेषे दण्डविशेषःPunishments for kinds of theft
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कूटसाक्षिणो दण्डःThe punishment of false witnesses
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ग्राह्याग्राह्यसाक्ष्यनिरूपणम्Which testimony is accepted
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कल्पितलिपिकरणे दण्डःForging a document
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असत्यकथने दण्डःThe punishment of untruth
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शपथस्वरूपम्, शपथं कृत्वा मिथ्याभाषणे पापम्What an oath is; the sin of perjury
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अङ्गीकारपालनम्Keeping a sworn undertaking
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पञ्चतत्त्वसेवनमाहात्म्यम्The greatness of taking the five tattvas
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अवैधसुरापाने दोषःThe fault of drinking against the rule
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सुरासक्तानां दण्डःThe punishment of those addicted to wine
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अतिपाननिरूपणम्What excessive drinking is
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अतिपानसक्तकौलः पशुःA Kaula who drinks to excess is a paśu
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ब्राह्मभार्यायाः सुरापाननिषेधःThe brāhma wife is not to drink wine
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असंस्कृतपञ्चतत्त्वसेवने दण्डःTaking the tattvas unconsecrated
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अवैधमांसादिसेवने प्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for eating forbidden meat and the like
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चक्रार्पितनिषिद्धान्नभक्षणे दोषाभावःNo fault in forbidden food offered in the circle
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स्पर्शदोषाभावनिरूपणम्Where there is no fault of contact
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अवैधपशुवधे पापम्The sin of killing animals against the rule
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मृगयायां वैधपशुवधे दोषाभावःNo fault in lawful killing in the hunt
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व्रतभङ्गे महागुरुनिन्दायाञ्च प्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for a broken vow and for reviling the great gurus
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परनिन्दायां तथा आत्मश्लाघायां प्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for reviling others and praising oneself
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महारोगादौ प्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation in grave illness and the like
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नीचवृत्तिद्विजप्रायश्चित्तम्Expiation for a twice-born who follows a low livelihood
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Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
It was said that father and the rest, if very great sinners, are to be abandoned; to the question who those are, he defines the very great sinners (atipātakin) in two verses, "mātaram" and the rest. O Śivā, those who knowingly go to (have intercourse with) their mother, their sister or their daughter; likewise those who knowingly kill the great gurus, mother and the rest; those who having taken up the kula dharma afterwards abandon the kula rites; and those people who betray trust: these are known as very great sinners.