ब्रह्महा शुद्धिमान्पोति कर्मार्हश्चैव जायते
A slayer of a Brāhmaṇa, once purified, becomes eligible for ritual acts.
गोनिमित्तं द्विजार्थं वा प्राणान्वापि परित्यजेत्
He should relinquish his life for the sake of a cow, a twice-born, or even for living beings.
एतेष्वन्यतमं कृत्वा ब्रह्महा शुद्धिमान्पुयात्
By performing any one of these, the slayer of a Brāhmaṇa attains purity.
अग्निप्रवेशनं वापि मरुत्प्रपतनं तथा
Entering fire or casting oneself into the wind are also prescribed.
आचार्यादिवधे चैव व्रतमुक्तं चतुर्गुणम्
For the killing of a teacher and others, the penance is fourfold.
एवं विप्रस्य गदितः प्रायश्चित्तविधिर्द्विज
Thus has the expiation for a Brāhmaṇa been declared, O twice-born.
ब्राह्मणं हॄन्ति यः शूद्रस्तं मुशल्यं विर्दुर्बुधाः
A Śūdra who kills a Brāhmaṇa is condemned as a 'muśalya' by the wise.
ब्राह्मणीनां वधे त्वर्द्धं पादः स्यात्कन्यकावधे
For the killing of a Brāhmaṇa woman, half; for a maiden, a quarter.
हत्वा तु क्षत्रियं विप्रः षडब्दं कुच्छ्रमाचरेत्
If a Brāhmaṇa kills a Kṣatriya, he should perform penance for six years.
दीक्षितस्य स्त्रियं हत्वा ब्राह्मणी चाष्टवत्सरान्
Having killed the wife of an initiated man, a Brāhmaṇa must do penance for eight years.
प्रावश्चित्तं विधानं तु सर्वत्र मुनिसत्तम
The prescription for expiation applies everywhere, O best of sages.
गौडी पैष्टी च माध्वी च विज्ञेया त्रिविधा सुरा
Gauḍī, Paiṣṭī, and Mādhvī are to be known as the three kinds of liquor.
क्षीरं घृतं वा गोमूत्रमेतेष्वन्यतमं मुने
Milk, ghee, or cow urine—any one of these, O sage.
पक्वायसनिभं कृत्वा पिबेज्चैवोदकं ततः
Having made it resemble cooked iron, one should then drink water.
ताम्रेण वाथं पात्रेण तत्पीत्वा मरणं व्रजेत्
By drinking it from a copper vessel, one meets death.
अज्ञानादात्मबुद्द्या तु सुरां पीत्वा द्विजश्चरेत्
If a twice-born drinks liquor out of ignorance, thinking it is not so, he should live accordingly.
यदि रोगानिवृत्त्यर्थमौषधार्थं सुरां पिबेत्
If one drinks liquor for the purpose of curing disease or as medicine,
सुरासंस्पृष्टपात्रं तु सुराभाण्डोदकं तथा
A vessel touched by liquor, and likewise water from a liquor container,
तालं च पानसं चैव द्राक्षं खार्जूरसंभवम्
Palm liquor, pānasa, grape, and that which comes from dates,
गौडी माध्वी सुरा मद्यमेवमेकादश स्मृताः
Gauḍī, Mādhvī, surā, and madya—thus, eleven kinds are remembered.
एतेष्वन्यतमं यस्तु पिवेदज्ञानतो द्विजः
If a twice-born drinks any one of these unknowingly,
समक्षं वा परोक्षं वा बलाच्चौयण वा तथा
Whether openly, secretly, or by force,
सुवर्णस्य प्रमाणं तु मन्वाद्यैः परिभाषितम्
The measure of gold is defined by Manu and others as follows:
गवाक्षागतमार्तण्डरश्मिमध्ये प्रदृश्यते
Placed in a window, in the midst of sunlight, it is seen.
त्रसरेण्वष्टकं निष्कस्तत्रयं राजसर्षपः
Eight specks of dust make a niṣka; three of those make a royal mustard seed.
यवत्रयं कृष्णलः स्यान्माषस्तत्पञ्चकं स्मृतः
Three barley grains make a kṛṣṇala; five of those are said to make a māṣa.
हत्वा ब्रह्मस्वमज्ञानाद्द्वादशांब्दं तु पूर्ववत्
Having unknowingly taken Brahmin property, one should atone for twelve years as before.
गुरुणां यज्ञकतॄणां धार्मिष्टानां तथैव च
So also for the property of gurus, sacrificers, and the righteous,
कृतानुतापो देहे च संपूर्णे लेपयेद् धृतम्
When repentance is felt in the body, one should apply the prescribed penance completely.
ब्रह्मस्वं क्षत्रियो हृत्वा पश्चात्तापमवाप्य च
If a Kṣatriya takes Brahmin property and later feels remorse,