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110. If (a student) who is employed by his teacher (to perform some duty), meets with his death, (the teacher) shall perform three K7vzékhra penances. 4. Manu XI, rar. 5. Vishvu LITI, 7; Gautama XXII, 36. 6. Vishvzu LIII, 3; Gautama XXIII, 12. 4. Manu V, 88. 8. Manu V, or. 9. The object of the Sftra is to permit during sickness a relaxation of the rules regarding forbidden food. Hence a sick student may eat honey, meat, &c. 10. YAgiavalkya III, 283. ‘Meets with his death,’ e.g. is killed by a wild animal or a snake, while collecting fuel in the forest. , XXIII, 18. PENANCES. 119 11. Ifa student eats meat which has been given to him as leavings (by his teacher), he shall perform a Krikkhra penance of twelve days’ duration, and afterwards finish his vow. 12. The same (penance must be performed) if he eats food given at a Sraddha or by a person who is impure on account of a recent death or birth. 13. It is declared in the Veda, that honey given without asking does not defile (a student) of the Vagasaneyi-sakha. 14. For him who committing suicide becomes an Abhisasta, his blood-relations (sapizda) shall not perform the funeral rites. 15. He is called a suicide who destroys himself by means of wood, water, clods of earth, stones, weapons, poison, or a rope. 16. Now they quote also (the following verse): ‘ The twice-born man who out of affection performs the last rites for a suicide, shall perform a AAndréyava penance together with a Taptakrzé£fra.’ 17. We shall describe the AAndrdyaza below. 18. A fast of three days (must be performed) for resolving to die by one’s own hand. 11. Manu XI, 159; Yagfavalkya ITI, 282; see also Apastamba’s discussion on the subject, I, 1, 4, 5. 12, Manu XI, 158. 13. This Stra may also mean, ‘It is declared that, according to the Vagasaneyaka, honey given (to a student) without -his asking for it does not defile him.’ But a parallel passage of Devala, which Krishnapandita quotes, makes, I think, the version given above appear preferable. In either case the passage is explained by the fact that, according to the Satapatha-brahmawa, Svetaketu, one of the great teachers of the White Yagur-veda, strongly pleaded for the use of honey; see Weber, Indische Studien X, 123 seq. 14. Vishnu XXII, 56; Gautama XIV, 12. 16. Vishzu XXII, 58-59. 17. See below, Sfitra 45. 120 VASISHTHA. XXIII, 19. 19. ‘He who attempts suicide, but remains alive, shall perform a Krzkkhra penance during twelve days. (Afterwards) he shall fast for three (days and) nights, being dressed constantly in a garment smeared (with clarified butter), and suppressing his breath, he shall thrice recite the Aghamarshama ;’ 20. Or, following the. same rule, he may also frequently recite the Gayatri ; 21. Or, having kindled a fire, he may offer clarified butter with the Kashmazdas. 22. ‘And the guilt (of) all (offences) excepting mortal sins is removed thereby.’
2Or, following the. same rule, he may also frequently recite the Gayatri ; 21. Or, having kindled a fire, he may offer clarified butter with the Kashmazdas. 22. ‘And the guilt (of) all (offences) excepting mortal sins is removed thereby.’ 23. Now he may also sip water in the morning, thinking of (the Mantra), ‘May fire and wrath and the lords of wrath protect me,’ &c.,and meditating on his sin; (then) he may mutter the Vy4hvztis that end with satya (truth), prefixing (the syllable) Om (to each), or he may recite the Aghamarshaza. 24. If he touches a human bone to which fat still adheres, he becomes impure during three (days and) nights ; 25. But (on touching a bone) to which no fat adheres, a day and a night, 26. Likewise if he has followed a corpse (to the burial-ground). 27. If he passes between men reciting the Veda, he shall fast during a day and a night. 28. (Those who recite the Veda) shall sprinkle each other with water and stay away (from their houses) during three (days and) nights. 22. Regarding the efficacy of the Kishm4zda texts, see above, XXII, 9. 23. The text occurs Taitt. Ar. X, 24, 1. 24-25. Manu V, 87; Vishzu XXII, 75. 26. Manu V, ror. 28. Gautama I, 58. XXIII, 34. PENANCES, 121 29. (The same penance must be performed) for a day and night, if a dog, a cat, or an ichneumon pass quickly (between those who recite the Veda). 30. Ifhe has swallowed the flesh of a dog, a cock, a village pig, a grey heron, a vulture, a Bhdsa, a pigeon, a man, a crow or an owl, (he must) fast during seven days, (and thus) empty his entrails ; (afterwards he must) eat clarified butter, and be initiated again. 31. ‘But a Brahmaza who has been bitten by a dog, becomes pure, if he goes to a river that flows into the ocean, (bathes there), suppresses his breath one hundred times, and eats clarified butter.’ 32. ‘Time, fire, purity of mind, water, looking at the sun, and ignorance (of defilement) are the six means by which created beings are purified.’ 33. It is declared in the Veda that, on touching a dog, a Kandla, or an outcast, he becomes at once pure, if he bathes, dressed in his clothes. 34. If (while reciting the Veda) they hear noises 29. Gautama I, 50.
3It is declared in the Veda that, on touching a dog, a Kandla, or an outcast, he becomes at once pure, if he bathes, dressed in his clothes. 34. If (while reciting the Veda) they hear noises 29. Gautama I, 50. 30. Vishvu LI, 3-4; Gautama XXIII, 4-5; Manu XI, 157. The SAtra is badly corrupted in Krishnapandita’s edition. I read kanka instead of vanka, leave out vayasa after bh4sa, and change kakolfikanam sédane to kakolfikamamsddane. The latter change is absolutely necessary ; firstly, because the penances for killing dogs and men have been given above ; secondly, because the word manusha requires a noun which it qualifies at the end of the compound ; thirdly, because the penance which is prescribed, fasting until the entrails are empty, is absurd for murder, but appropriate for eating forbidden food; and fourthly, because the parallel passages of other Smritis actually do prescribe it for eating the flesh of excessively impure animals and for cannibalism. The change of am4 to ana is a very common mistake in Devanagari MSS. gr. Vishau LIV, 12. 32. Vishnu XXII, 88. 33- Apastamba I, 5,15, 16. 122 VASISHTHA. "XXII, 35. made by outcasts or KAndAlas, they shall sit silent and fasting during three days ; 35. Or if they repeat that (text of the GAyatrf) at least one thousand times, they become pure ; thus it is stated in the Veda. 36. By this rule (the penance to be performed by) those who teach or sacrifice for vile men has been explained. It is declared in the Veda that they become pure by also relinquishing the fees (which they received). 37. By this same (rule the penance prescribed for) an Abhisasta, (one accused of a heinous crime,) has been explained. 38. (If he has been accused of) killing a learned Brahmama, let him subsist during twelve days on water (only), and fast during (another) twelve days. 39. If he has falsely accused a Brahmamza of a crime which causes loss of caste, or of a minor offence which does not cause loss of caste, he shall subsist during a month on water (only), and constantly repeat the (Azéas called) Suddhavatis ; 40. Or he may go to bathe (with the priests) at (the conclusion of) a horse-sacrifice. 41. By this(rule the penance for) intercourse with a female of the KAzd4la caste has been declared. 42. Now (follows the description of) another Kvikkhra penance, applicable to all (men), where (the rule given above) has been altered. 43. On one day (let him eat) in the morning (only), on the (following) day at night (only), on the (next) day food given without asking, and on the (fourth) day (let him) fast; the succeeding (three) periods of 36. Vishzu LIV, 25, 28. 38. Yagviavalkya III, 287. 39. YAgiavalkya III, 286. 41. Vishzu LIII, 5, 6. XXIV, 2. PENANCES, 123 four days (must be passed) in the same manner. Wishing to show favour to the Brahmazas, Manu, the chief among the pillars of the law, has thus described the Sisukrzééhra (the hard penance of children) for infants, aged, and sick men.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
110. If (a student) who is employed by his teacher (to perform some duty), meets with his death, (the teacher) shall perform three K7vzékhra penances. 4. Manu XI, rar. 5. Vishvu LITI, 7; Gautama XXII, 36. 6. Vishvzu LIII, 3; Gautama XXIII, 12. 4. Manu V, 88. 8. Manu V, or. 9. The object of the Sftra is to permit during sickness a relaxation of the rules regarding forbidden food. Hence a sick student may eat honey, meat, &c. 10. YAgiavalkya III, 283. ‘Meets with his death,’ e.g. is killed by a wild animal or a snake, while collecting fuel in the forest. , XXIII, 18. PENANCES. 119 11. Ifa student eats meat which has been given to him as leavings (by his teacher), he shall perform a Krikkhra penance of twelve days’ duration, and afterwards finish his vow. 12. The same (penance must be performed) if he eats food given at a Sraddha or by a person who is impure on account of a recent death or birth. 13. It is declared in the Veda, that honey given without asking does not defile (a student) of the Vagasaneyi-sakha. 14. For him who committing suicide becomes an Abhisasta, his blood-relations (sapizda) shall not perform the funeral rites. 15. He is called a suicide who destroys himself by means of wood, water, clods of earth, stones, weapons, poison, or a rope. 16. Now they quote also (the following verse): ‘ The twice-born man who out of affection performs the last rites for a suicide, shall perform a AAndréyava penance together with a Taptakrzé£fra.’ 17. We shall describe the AAndrdyaza below. 18. A fast of three days (must be performed) for resolving to die by one’s own hand. 11. Manu XI, 159; Yagfavalkya ITI, 282; see also Apastamba’s discussion on the subject, I, 1, 4, 5. 12, Manu XI, 158. 13. This Stra may also mean, ‘It is declared that, according to the Vagasaneyaka, honey given (to a student) without -his asking for it does not defile him.’ But a parallel passage of Devala, which Krishnapandita quotes, makes, I think, the version given above appear preferable. In either case the passage is explained by the fact that, according to the Satapatha-brahmawa, Svetaketu, one of the great teachers of the White Yagur-veda, strongly pleaded for the use of honey; see Weber, Indische Studien X, 123 seq. 14. Vishnu XXII, 56; Gautama XIV, 12. 16. Vishzu XXII, 58-59. 17. See below, Sfitra 45. 120 VASISHTHA. XXIII, 19. 19. ‘He who attempts suicide, but remains alive, shall perform a Krzkkhra penance during twelve days. (Afterwards) he shall fast for three (days and) nights, being dressed constantly in a garment smeared (with clarified butter), and suppressing his breath, he shall thrice recite the Aghamarshama ;’ 20. Or, following the. same rule, he may also frequently recite the Gayatri ; 21. Or, having kindled a fire, he may offer clarified butter with the Kashmazdas. 22. ‘And the guilt (of) all (offences) excepting mortal sins is removed thereby.’
2Or, following the. same rule, he may also frequently recite the Gayatri ; 21. Or, having kindled a fire, he may offer clarified butter with the Kashmazdas. 22. ‘And the guilt (of) all (offences) excepting mortal sins is removed thereby.’ 23. Now he may also sip water in the morning, thinking of (the Mantra), ‘May fire and wrath and the lords of wrath protect me,’ &c.,and meditating on his sin; (then) he may mutter the Vy4hvztis that end with satya (truth), prefixing (the syllable) Om (to each), or he may recite the Aghamarshaza. 24. If he touches a human bone to which fat still adheres, he becomes impure during three (days and) nights ; 25. But (on touching a bone) to which no fat adheres, a day and a night, 26. Likewise if he has followed a corpse (to the burial-ground). 27. If he passes between men reciting the Veda, he shall fast during a day and a night. 28. (Those who recite the Veda) shall sprinkle each other with water and stay away (from their houses) during three (days and) nights. 22. Regarding the efficacy of the Kishm4zda texts, see above, XXII, 9. 23. The text occurs Taitt. Ar. X, 24, 1. 24-25. Manu V, 87; Vishzu XXII, 75. 26. Manu V, ror. 28. Gautama I, 58. XXIII, 34. PENANCES, 121 29. (The same penance must be performed) for a day and night, if a dog, a cat, or an ichneumon pass quickly (between those who recite the Veda). 30. Ifhe has swallowed the flesh of a dog, a cock, a village pig, a grey heron, a vulture, a Bhdsa, a pigeon, a man, a crow or an owl, (he must) fast during seven days, (and thus) empty his entrails ; (afterwards he must) eat clarified butter, and be initiated again. 31. ‘But a Brahmaza who has been bitten by a dog, becomes pure, if he goes to a river that flows into the ocean, (bathes there), suppresses his breath one hundred times, and eats clarified butter.’ 32. ‘Time, fire, purity of mind, water, looking at the sun, and ignorance (of defilement) are the six means by which created beings are purified.’ 33. It is declared in the Veda that, on touching a dog, a Kandla, or an outcast, he becomes at once pure, if he bathes, dressed in his clothes. 34. If (while reciting the Veda) they hear noises 29. Gautama I, 50.
3It is declared in the Veda that, on touching a dog, a Kandla, or an outcast, he becomes at once pure, if he bathes, dressed in his clothes. 34. If (while reciting the Veda) they hear noises 29. Gautama I, 50. 30. Vishvu LI, 3-4; Gautama XXIII, 4-5; Manu XI, 157. The SAtra is badly corrupted in Krishnapandita’s edition. I read kanka instead of vanka, leave out vayasa after bh4sa, and change kakolfikanam sédane to kakolfikamamsddane. The latter change is absolutely necessary ; firstly, because the penances for killing dogs and men have been given above ; secondly, because the word manusha requires a noun which it qualifies at the end of the compound ; thirdly, because the penance which is prescribed, fasting until the entrails are empty, is absurd for murder, but appropriate for eating forbidden food; and fourthly, because the parallel passages of other Smritis actually do prescribe it for eating the flesh of excessively impure animals and for cannibalism. The change of am4 to ana is a very common mistake in Devanagari MSS. gr. Vishau LIV, 12. 32. Vishnu XXII, 88. 33- Apastamba I, 5,15, 16. 122 VASISHTHA. "XXII, 35. made by outcasts or KAndAlas, they shall sit silent and fasting during three days ; 35. Or if they repeat that (text of the GAyatrf) at least one thousand times, they become pure ; thus it is stated in the Veda. 36. By this rule (the penance to be performed by) those who teach or sacrifice for vile men has been explained. It is declared in the Veda that they become pure by also relinquishing the fees (which they received). 37. By this same (rule the penance prescribed for) an Abhisasta, (one accused of a heinous crime,) has been explained. 38. (If he has been accused of) killing a learned Brahmama, let him subsist during twelve days on water (only), and fast during (another) twelve days. 39. If he has falsely accused a Brahmamza of a crime which causes loss of caste, or of a minor offence which does not cause loss of caste, he shall subsist during a month on water (only), and constantly repeat the (Azéas called) Suddhavatis ; 40. Or he may go to bathe (with the priests) at (the conclusion of) a horse-sacrifice. 41. By this(rule the penance for) intercourse with a female of the KAzd4la caste has been declared. 42. Now (follows the description of) another Kvikkhra penance, applicable to all (men), where (the rule given above) has been altered. 43. On one day (let him eat) in the morning (only), on the (following) day at night (only), on the (next) day food given without asking, and on the (fourth) day (let him) fast; the succeeding (three) periods of 36. Vishzu LIV, 25, 28. 38. Yagviavalkya III, 287. 39. YAgiavalkya III, 286. 41. Vishzu LIII, 5, 6. XXIV, 2. PENANCES, 123 four days (must be passed) in the same manner. Wishing to show favour to the Brahmazas, Manu, the chief among the pillars of the law, has thus described the Sisukrzééhra (the hard penance of children) for infants, aged, and sick men.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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