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क्वचिन्निवर्तते ऽभद्रात् क्वचिच्चरति तत्पुनः ।
प्रायश्चित्तमथो ऽपार्थं मन्ये कुञ्जरशौचवत् ॥ १० ॥
 
kvacin nivartate 'bhadrat
kvacic carati tat punah
prayascittam atho 'partham
manye kunjara-saucavat
kvacit-sometimes; nivartate-ceases; abhadrat-from sinful activity; kvacit-sometimes; carati-commits; tat-that (sinful activity); punah-again; prayascittam-the process of atonement; atho-therefore; apartham-useless; manye-I consider; kunjara-saucavat-exactly like the bathing of an elephant.

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