Zend Avesta Part 03

SR No.: 007673
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: L H Mills
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1887
Total Pages: 2618
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 49 MB

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1, 181.
INCOMPETENT WITNESSES.
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intoxicated, nor a madman, nor a careless man, nor one distressed, nor a gamester, nor one who sacrifices for a whole village.
* 179. Nor one engaged in a long journey, nor a merchant who travels into transmarine countries, nor a religious ascetic, nor one sick, nor one deformed, nor one man alone, nor a learned Brahman, nor one who neglects religious customs, nor a eunuch, nor an actor.
*180. Nor an atheist, nor a Vrâtya, nor one who has forsaken his wife or his fire, nor one who makes illicit offerings, nor an associate who eats from the same dish (as oneself), nor an adversary, nor a spy, nor a relation, nor one connected by the same womb.
*181. Nor one who has formerly proved an evildoer, nor a public dancer, nor one who lives by
fallacious person. One not admitted to Sraddhas,' one who is not allowed to partake of obsequial feasts. "A superannuated man,' weak or decrepit persons. One distressed,' by a calamity. A.
179. One who neglects religious customs, one who fails to perform his religious duties. 'A eunuch,' one incapable of begetting offspring. A.
180. 'An atheist,' a heretic. "A Vrâtya,' one for whom the ceremony of initiation has not been performed. His wife,' his legitimate spouse. His fire,' the sacred Vaitana fire. One who makes illicit offerings,' one who performs sacrifices for persons of bad fame. An associate who eats from the same dish,' one with whom one keeps up commensality. 'A spy,' employed in the service of the king. 'One connected by the same womb,' a uterine brother.
181. One who has formerly proved an evil-doer,' one afflicted with an ugly disease, the consequence of wicked acts committed in a previous existence; or one guilty of robbery or other crimes.
One who lives by poison, one who buys or sells poison. 'A snake-catcher,' one who catches venomous reptiles. "A poisoner,' one who, actuated by hatred, gives poison to other people. An incendiary,' one who sets fire to houses, &c. Kînâsa (a ploughman), a Sudra,' or 'a miser.' A.
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