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Commentary, Sávadya speech unavoidably necessary in arranging household matters would not ordinarily speaking be called falsehood. It is included in untruth because it causes some Arambhi Himsa. A householder may not be able to give up such Sávadya untruth as is specified here; but he must give up all other kinds of Sávadya and other kinds of untruth. अवितीर्णस्य ग्रहणं परिग्रहस्य प्रमत्तयोगायत् । तत्प्रत्येयं स्तेयं सैव च हिंसा वधस्य हेतुत्वात् ॥ १०२॥
102. The taking, by Pramatta Yoga, of objects which have not been given, is to be deemed theft, and that is Himsa because it is the cause of injury.
Commentary. The person who thinks of stealing, injures the purity of his own inner nature, and if detected in the act of stealing, he is punished and suffers pain. He causes pain to the person whom he deprives of the things stolen, which deprivation may even bring about death, what to say of inconvenience and trouble. Thus all theft, like all falsehood, is also included in Himsa. अर्था नाम य एते प्राणा एते बहिश्चराः पुंसाम्। हरति स तस्य प्राणान् यो यस्य जनो हरत्यर्थान् ॥ १०३॥
103. He, who seizes the property of another person deprives him of his vitalities, for all objects are external vitalitites of men.
Commentary. Property is said to be as dear as life. Loss of property is very keenly felt. He āwho deprives a person of his property causes him severe pain and thus injures him. हिंसायां स्तेयस्य च नाव्याप्तिःसुघट एव सा यस्मात् । ग्रहणे प्रमत्तयोगो द्रव्यस्य स्वीकृतस्यान्यैः॥ १०४॥
104. There is no exclusivity between Himsa and theft. It is well included in theft, because in taking what belongs to another (there is) Pramatta Yoga.
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