स्वलोममानवर्षं च तद्भोजी तत्र तिष्ठति
He remains there, eating his own flesh, for as many years as there are hairs on his body.
ब्राह्मणः शूद्रयाजी यः शूद्रश्राद्धान्नभोजकः 2.30.
A Brahmin who performs sacrifices for Shudras, or who eats food from a Shudra's funeral offering—
यावल्लोमप्रमाणाब्दं यजमानस्य सुव्रते
O virtuous one, for as many years as there are hairs on the sacrificer's body—
ततो भारतमागत्य स शूद्रः सप्तजन्मसु
after that, coming to the land of Bharata, that person is born as a Shudra for seven lifetimes.
लघुं कूरं महान्तं वा सर्पं हन्ति च यो नरः
Whoever kills a snake—whether small, fierce, or large—
सर्पेण भक्षितः सोऽपि यमदूतेन ताडितः
he, being eaten by a snake and struck by a messenger of Yama,
ततो भवेन्मानवश्चाप्यल्पायुर्दद्रुसंयुतः
after that, he is born as a human with a short life and afflicted by leprosy.
विधिं प्रकल्प्य जीवांश्च क्षुद्रजन्तूंश्च हन्ति यः
Whoever, intentionally, kills living beings and small creatures—
दिवानिशं भक्षितस्तैरनाहारश्च शब्दकृत्
day and night, he is eaten by them, goes without food, and makes cries of pain.
ततो भवेत्क्षुद्रजन्तुर्जातिर्वै यावती स्मृता
after that, he is born in the species of those very small creatures, for as many births as are remembered.
यो मूढो मधु गृह्णाति हत्वा च मधुमक्षिकाः
The fool who takes honey, having killed honeybees—
भक्षितो गरलैर्दग्धो यमदूतेन ताडितः 2.30.
is eaten, burned by their poison, and struck by a messenger of Yama.
दण्डं करोत्यदंड्ये च विप्रे दण्डं करोति च
Whoever inflicts punishment on one who should not be punished, or punishes a Brahmin—
तल्लोममानवर्षं च तत्र तिष्ठत्यहर्निशम्
he remains there day and night for as many years as there are hairs on that person.
अर्थलोभेन यो भूपः प्रजादण्डं करोति च
A king who, out of greed for wealth, punishes his subjects—
ततो वृश्चिकजातिश्च सप्तजन्मसु जायते
after that, he is born in the species of scorpions for seven lifetimes.
ब्राह्मणः शस्त्रधारी यो ह्यन्येषां धावको भवेत्
A Brahmin who bears arms or runs for others—
स तिष्ठति स्वलोमाब्दं कुण्डादिषु शरादिषु
he remains for as many years as there are hairs on his body, in pits or among arrows.
कारागारे सान्धकारे निबध्नाति प्रजाश्च यः
Whoever imprisons people in a dark prison—
तत्कुण्डं तप्ततोयाक्तं सान्धकारं भयङ्करम्
that pit, filled with scalding water, dark and terrifying—
कीटैर्विद्धो वसेत्तत्र प्रजालोमाब्दमेव च
Pierced by insects, he remains there for a year, covered in hair.
ततो नक्रादिजातिश्च भवेन्नद्यादिषु ध्रुवम्
After that, he is surely born as a crocodile or similar creature in rivers and such places.
वक्षः श्रोणीस्तनास्यं च यः पश्यति परस्त्रियाः
He who looks at the chest, hips, breasts, or face of another man's wife—
स वसेत्काककुण्डं च काकैश्च क्षुण्णलोचनः
He dwells in a pit of crows, his eyes plucked out by crows.
सप्तजन्मदरिद्रश्च महाक्रूरश्च पातकी
He becomes poor for seven births, exceedingly cruel, and a sinner.
यो भारते ताम्रचौरो लौहचौरश्च सुन्दरि
O beautiful one, whoever is a copper thief or an iron thief in the land of Bharata—
तत्रैव वज्रविड्भोजी वज्रैश्च क्षुण्णलोचनः
There, he eats excrement mixed with thorns, his eyes crushed by thorns.
भारते देवचौरश्च देवद्रव्यादिहारकः
In Bharata, whoever steals from the gods or takes divine property—
देहदग्धो हि तद्वज्रैरनाहारश्च शब्दकृत्
His body is burned by those thorns, he remains unfed, uttering cries.
त्रिजन्मनि बकः सोऽपि श्वेतहंसस्त्रिजन्मनि 2.30.
He becomes a crane for three births, and a white swan for three births.