पक्वान्नं शूद्रगेहे च यो भुंक्ते सकृदेव वा ।। 2.1.5.
Whoever eats cooked food even once in the house of a Śūdra.
अष्टकुष्ठान्वितः कुष्ठी त्रिकुष्ठी शास्त्रनिन्दितः
One afflicted with eight kinds of leprosy, a leper, one with three types of leprosy, condemned by the scriptures.
कीटवद्भ्रमणं यस्य कुव्यापारी कुपंडितः
One whose wandering is like that of an insect, who engages in wrongful trade, and is a false scholar.
अविमुक्तं परित्यज्य योऽन्यदेशे वसेच्चिरम्
Whoever abandons Avimukta and dwells for a long time in another land.
कपोलेन हि संयुक्तो भ्रुकुटीकुटिलाननः
One who is marked by a swollen cheek and a face twisted in a frown.
ब्रह्मस्वहरणं कृत्वा नृपदेव स्वमेव च
One who steals Brahmin property, or that belonging to the king or the gods, or his own.
संतर्पयति योऽश्नाति यः प्रयच्छति वा क्वचित्
Whoever eats or gives food at any time, satisfies others.
अक्षराभ्यासनिरतः पठत्येव न बुध्यते
One who is devoted only to reciting letters, merely reads but does not understand.
वदत्यन्यत्करोत्यन्यद्गुरुदेवाग्रतो यतः
He speaks one thing and does another, even in the presence of the teacher and the gods.
षड्गुणालंकृतेः साधोर्दोषान्मृगयते खलः
The wicked person seeks faults even in the virtuous who are adorned with six qualities.
दैवेन च विहीनो यः कुसंभाषां वदेत्तु यः 2.1.5.
He who is deprived by fate, or who speaks harsh words—
चांडालैः सह आलापः पक्षिणां पोषणे रतः
Who converses with outcastes, or is devoted to feeding birds—
तृणच्छेदी लोष्टमदी वृथा मांसाशनश्च यः
Who cuts grass, delights in clods, or eats meat uselessly—
नित्यक्रिया अकुर्वाणो नित्यं स च मलीमसः
Who does not perform daily duties is always impure.
अन्यायेन गृहं विंदेदन्यायेन गृहान्धनम्
Who acquires a house or wealth by unjust means—
देवपुस्तकरत्नानि मणिमुक्ताश्वमेव च
Divine books, jewels, pearls, and even horses—
अन्योन्यभावना कार्या स स्तेयी यो न भावयेत्
Mutual goodwill should be cultivated; he who does not is considered a thief.
गुरोः प्रसादाज्जयति पित्रोश्चापि प्रसादतः
One attains victory by the grace of the teacher and also by the grace of the father.
न पोषयति दुष्टात्मा स स्तेयी चापरः स्मृतः
He who does not support the wicked-minded is also called a thief.
उपकारिजनं प्राप्य न करोति परिष्क्रियाम्
Having met a benefactor, if one does not render service—
सर्वेषां च सवर्णानां धर्मतो ब्राह्मणः प्रभुः 2.1.5.
By righteousness, the brāhmaṇa is lord over all the classes.
प्रजापतेर्मुखोद्भूतो होरातंत्रे यथोदितम्
Born from the mouth of Prajāpati, as stated in the Horā Tantra—
गंगाहीनो हतो देशो विप्रहीना यथा क्रिया
A land without the Gaṅgā is ruined, just as a ritual is ruined without a brāhmaṇa.
अप्रदीपा यथा रात्रिरनादित्यं यथा नभः
Like night without a lamp, or the sky without the sun.
स्थापयेद्धर्मतो विप्रं भावयेत्कर्मवृद्धये
One should appoint a Brahmin in accordance with righteousness and contemplate for the increase of meritorious deeds.
प्रत्यक्प्रदर्शनात्पुण्यं त्रिदिनं कल्मषापहम्
By direct demonstration, merit is gained, and for three days, sins are removed.
न व्रात्यत्वं सूर्यविप्रे पूजयेद्यज्ञसिद्धये
There is no outcaste status for the solar Brahmin; he should be worshipped for the accomplishment of sacrifices.
जातिभेदाश्च चत्वारो भोजकः कथकस्तथा
There are four distinctions of caste: the server, the narrator, and likewise—
कथको मध्यमस्तेषां सूर्यविप्रस्तथोत्तमः
Among them, the narrator is of middle rank, and the solar Brahmin is the highest.
सूर्यविप्रस्य विप्रस्य वैद्यस्य च नृपस्य च अवध्यः सर्वलोकेषु राजा राज्येन पालयेत्
The solar Brahmin, the Brahmin, the physician, and the king—these are inviolable among all people; the king should protect them with his sovereignty.