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VRATAS
vow. If it is done for any necessary reason and is done with due care and caution not to injure, then it is not an a tichara. But it is always better to intimidate than to strike or beat; and beating should never be done on a tender or delicate part of the body.
3. Chhavichchheda; means to cut, pierce, etc. (the ears, for instance).
reason it is
(a) When done without a necessary atichara of the vow.
(b) If done for a necessary reason (to cure a disease, for instance] it is not an atichara,
Docking horses tails would come under this.
4. Atibhararopan; means to overload an animal or person. If greed is the reason of the overloading, or any cause but extreme case of necessity, then putting such loads on the animal or person is an aticbara. If loads are put on, the strength of the animal (or person] should be known and less should be put on that it can carry.
5. Anna pana-nirodha; means withholding food and drink.
[a] If done for a cruel object it is an atichara.
[bl If done without a necessary cause, but still not for mere cruelty, then it is an aticha:a.
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