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—
भ्रातृस्त्रीगमनं चैव वयस्यस्त्रीनिषेवणम्
Having intercourse with a brother's wife, and with a friend's wife—
अकाले कर्मकरणं पुत्रीगमन मेव च
Performing acts at improper times, and intercourse with one's own daughter—
इत्येवमादयो राजन्महापातकसंज्ञिताः
These, O King, are known as major sins.
यथाकथञ्चित्पापानामेतेषां परमर्षिभिः
Some of these sins, in whatever manner, have been described by the great sages.
प्रायश्चित्तविहीनानि पापानि शृणु भूपते
Hear, O King, of those sins for which there is no prescribed atonement.
ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां कथञ्चिन्निष्कृतिर्भवेत्
For sins such as killing a Brahmin, expiation is possible in some way.
विश्वस्तघातिनं चैव कृतन्घानां नरेश्वर
And one who betrays trust, as well as those who commit murder, O king,
शूद्रान्नपुष्टदेहानां वेदनिन्दारतात्मनाम्
And those whose bodies are sustained by food from Śūdras, who are devoted to reviling the Vedas,
सत्कथानिन्दकानाञ्च नेहामुत्रचनिष्कृतिः
And those who speak ill of sacred narratives—there is no expiation for them, here or hereafter.
नतस्यनिष्कृतिर्दृष्टाप्रायश्चितशतैरपि
For them, no atonement is seen, even through hundreds of acts of penance.
तस्माद्विजस्तान्नेक्षेत यतो धर्मबहिष्कृताः
Therefore, a twice-born should avoid them, for they are cast out from righteousness.
ज्ञात्वा चेन्निष्कृतिर्नास्ति शास्त्राणामिति निश्वयः
Knowing that there is no expiation for them, this is the settled conclusion of the scriptures.
प्रायश्चित्तविहीनानि प्रोक्तान्यन्यानि च प्रभो
Other sins, O lord, are declared to lack prescribed penance as well.
पापानि तेषां नरकान्गदतो मे निशामय
Hear from me the hells that are the result of their sins.
तदन्ते पृथिवीमेत्य सत्पजन्मसु गर्दभाः
After that, coming to earth, they are born as donkeys in seven births.
आशताब्दं विट्कृमयः सर्पा द्वादशजन्मसु
For a hundred years, they become dung-eating worms, and for twelve births, serpents.
शताब्दं स्थावराश्चैव ततो गोधाशरीरिणः
For a hundred years, they are immobile beings, then they take the bodies of iguanas.
ततः षोडश जन्मानि शूद्राद्या हीनजातयः
After that, for sixteen births, they are born as Śūdras and other low castes.
प्रतिग्रहपरा नित्यं ततो निरयगाः पुनः
Always intent on accepting gifts, then they go to hell again.
तत्र कल्पद्वयं स्थित्वा चाण्डालाः शतजन्मसु
There, after remaining for two kalpas, they become Caṇḍālas for a hundred births.