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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.89

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 89

चौर्यविशेषे दण्डविशेषःPunishments for kinds of theft

Verse 89

अन्नानामल्पमूल्यस्य वस्तुनस्तेयिनं नृपः । विशोधयेत्तं पक्षैकं सप्ताहं वाऽऽशयन् कणम् ॥ ८९ ॥

annānāmalpamūlyasya vastunastēyinaṁ nṛpaḥ | viśōdhayēttaṁ pakṣaikaṁ saptāhaṁ vā’’śayan kaṇam || 89 ||

Translation

One who steals food or things of small value the king should purify by making him eat grains for a fortnight or a week.

Word by word

annānām
(annānām) of food
alpa
small
mūlyasya
of value
vastunaḥ
(vastunaḥ) of things
stēyinaṁ
one who steals
nṛpaḥ
(nṛpaḥ) the king
viśōdhayēt
(viśodhayet) should purify
taṁ
him
pakṣa
a fortnight
ēkaṁ
one
saptāhaṁ
a week
vā
or
āśayan
making eat
kaṇam
(kaṇam) grains

Meaning

Petty theft calls only for penance.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Now he tells the purification of one who steals food and things of small value other than jewels, with "annānām" and the rest. The man who steals food or a thing of small value, the king should purify by making him eat grains for a fortnight or a week.