TEXT 57
vapanam dravinadanam
sthanan niryapanam tatha
esa hi brahma-bandhunam
vadho nanyo 'sti daihikah
SYNONYMS
vapanamcleaving the hairs from the head; dravinawealth; adanamforfeiting; sthanatfrom the residence; niryapanamdriving away; tathaalso; esahall these; hicertainly; brahma-bandhunamof the relatives of a brahmana; vadhahkilling; nanot; anyahany other method; astithere is; daihikahin the matter of the body.
TRANSLATION
Cutting the hair from his head, depriving him of his wealth and driving him from his residence are the prescribed punishments for the relative of a brahmana. There is no injunction for killing the body.
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