गजदन्तप्रहरणं नानासर्पैश्च दंशनम्
Striking with elephant tusks and being bitten by various serpents.
घोरक्षाराम्बुपानं च तथा लवणभक्षणम्
Drinking dreadful alkaline water and likewise consuming salt.
क्षाराम्बुपूर्णरन्ध्राणां प्रवेशं मांसभोजनम्
Entering holes filled with alkaline water and eating flesh.
वृक्षाग्रात्पातनञ्चैव जलान्तर्मज्जनं तथा
Being thrown from the tops of trees and likewise being submerged in water.
पिपीलिकादंशनं च वृश्चिकैश्चापि पीडनम्
Being bitten by ants and tormented also by scorpions.
कर्द्दमे शयनं चैव दुर्गन्धपरिपूरणम्
Lying in mud and being filled with foul odors.
अत्युष्णतैलपानं च महाकटुनिषेवणम्
Drinking excessively hot oil and consuming extremely pungent substances.
अत्युष्णशीतस्नानं च तथा दशनशीर्णनम्
Bathing in water that is extremely hot or cold, and having one's teeth shattered.
एवमाद्यामहाभाग यातनाः कोटिकोटिशः
O illustrious one, such torments as these exist by the tens of millions.
एतेषु यस्य यत्प्रात्पं पापिनः क्षितिरक्षक
Among these, whatever suffering is appropriate for a sinner, O protector of the earth,
ब्रह्महा च सुरापी च स्तेयी च गुरुतल्पगः
A slayer of a Brahmin, a drinker of liquor, a thief, or one who violates the teacher's bed—
पन्तिभेदीवृथापाकी नित्यं ब्रह्मणदूषकः
One who breaks ranks, one who cooks for no purpose, and one who always reviles Brahmins—
एश्चान्नास्तीति यो ब्रुयात्तमाहुर्ब्रह्मघातिनम्
And whoever says, 'There is no food,' they declare him a slayer of Brahman.
समायात्यन्तरायत्वं तमाहुर्ब्रह्मधातिनम्
He who causes obstruction is called a destroyer of Brahman.
असत्यनिरतश्वचैव ब्रह्महा परिकीर्तितः
One who is always devoted to falsehood is also called a Brahmin-slayer.
अन्योद्वेगरतश्चैव अन्येषां दोषसूवकः
One who delights in disturbing others and in pointing out the faults of others.
नित्यं प्रतिग्रहरतस्तथा प्राणिवधे रतः
One who is always eager to accept gifts and intent on killing living beings.
ब्रह्महत्या समं पापमेव बहुविधं नृप
O king, all these various sins are equal to the slaying of a Brahmin.
गणान्नभोजनं चैव गणिकानां निषेवणम्
Eating food from guilds and associating with courtesans.
उपासमापरित्यागो देवलानां च भोजनम्
Abandoning the company of spiritual guides and partaking of food meant for deities.
यः शूद्रेण समाहतो भोजनं कुरुते द्विजः
A twice-born who, after being struck by a Shudra, eats food.
यः शूद्रेणाभ्यनुज्ञातः प्रेष्यकर्म करिति च
One who, having been permitted by a Shudra, performs the work of a servant.
एवं बहुविधं पापं सुरापानसमं स्मृतम्
Such various kinds of sin are considered equal to drinking liquor.
कन्दमूलफलानां च कस्तूरी पटवाससाम्
As for roots, tubers, fruits, musk, and cloth made of bark—
ताम्रायस्त्रपुकांस्यानामाज्यस्य मधुनस्तथा
Copper, tin, bell-metal, clarified butter, and honey—
क्रमुकस्यापिहरणमम्भसां चन्दनस्य च
Taking betel, water, or sandalwood unlawfully—
पितृयज्ञपरित्यागो धर्मकार्यविलोपनम्
Neglecting ancestral rites and obstructing acts of righteousness—
भक्ष्याणां चापहरणं धान्यानां हरणं तथा
Stealing edible items and likewise taking away grain—
भागीनीगमनं चैव पुत्रस्त्रीगमनं तथा
Having intercourse with a sister, and likewise with a son's wife—
हीनजात्याभिगमनं मद्यपस्त्रीनिषेवणम्
Intercourse with a woman of lower caste, and associating with the wife of a drunkard—