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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.99

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 99

असत्यकथने दण्डःThe punishment of untruth

Verse 99

अतः सत्यविहीनस्य सर्वपापाश्रयस्य च । ताड़नाद्दमनाद्राजा न पापार्हः शिवाज्ञया ॥ ९९ ॥

ataḥ satyavihīnasya sarvapāpāśrayasya ca | tāḍanāddamanādrājā na pāpārhaḥ śivājñayā || 99 ||

Translation

So a king who beats and fines one devoid of truth, the refuge of all sins, incurs no sin, by Śiva's command.

Word by word

ataḥ
(ataḥ) so
satya
truth
vihīnasya
of one devoid of
sarva
all
pāpa
sin
āśrayasya
the refuge
ca
and
tāḍanāt
(tāḍanāt) by beating
damanāt
(damanāt) by fining
rājā
a king
na
no
arhaḥ
(arhaḥ) incurs
śiva
Śiva's
ājñayā
by command

Meaning

The liar may be punished without fault.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 98.