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the wrong-doer with "hā”! The next five had need of "mā.” to reinforce the effect of disapproval. 'Mā' signified regret, as if to say: "I regret that you should have done such a thing as this!" This was enough to keep the culprit straight for the future. The remaining kulakaras added" dhila ” to the existing code of penalties, to express their abhorrence of the evil deed. But regular laws had to be laid down in the day of Bharata of whom we shall have to speak later on.
