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XI, 67.
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES.
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sort, executing great mechanical works, injuring (living) plants, subsisting on (the earnings of) one's wife, sorcery (by means of sacrifices), and working (magic by means of) roots, (and so forth),
65. Cutting down green trees for firewood, doing acts for one's own advantage only, eating prohibited food,
66. Neglecting to kindle the sacred fires, theft, non-payment of (the three) debts, studying bad books, and practising (the arts of) dancing and singing,
67. Stealing grain, base metals, or cattle, inter
e. g.'constructing dams across rivers in order to stop the water' (Medh., Gov., Kull., Râgh., K.), means according to Nâr. 'making machines for killing great animals such as boars,' according to Nand..(making) great machines such as sugar-mills. Stryagiva,
subsisting on the earnings of) one's wife, i. e. by making her go into service (Nár., Nand.), or by forcing her to become a harlot' (Kull.), means according to Medb. subsisting on the separate property of) one's wife,' according to Râgh. living on the money obtained by selling one's wife.' Nand. reads himsraushadhistryupâgîvah, subsisting on (money earned by the sale of) noxious herbs or on the earnings of) one's wife.'
65. Doing acts for one's own advantage only,' i. e. 'cooking only for oneself, and so forth'(Medb., Nár., Kull., Nand., Râgh.); see above, III, 118. By ninditânna, forbidden food,' Medh. understands the same kinds, mentioned above, verse 57; Kull., 'forbidden food such as garlic;' Når., Râgh., and Nand., 'food given by persons from whom it must not be accepted, e. g. by a king, a gambler, &c. Medh. and Kull. state expressly that, if such food be eaten once and unintentionally, the offence is an Upapataka, but in worse cases equal to a Mahâpâtaka.
66. “Theft,' i. e. of valuable objects' (Kull.), excepting gold and the other articles specially mentioned ' (Medh., Râgh.), e. g.
of clothes' (Når.). Regarding the three debts, see Vas. XI, 45. • Bad books,' i. e. those of the Kârvâkas, Nirgranthas (Gainas, Medh.), or of heretics in general' (Når.).
67. 'Cattle,' i. e. other than cows; see above, verse 60.
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