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Manusmriti 12.62

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 12.62

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Sanskrit

12.62

dhānyaṃ hṛtvā bhavaty ākhuḥ kāṃsyaṃ haṃso jalaṃ plavaḥ
madhu daṃśaḥ payaḥ kāko rasaṃ śvā nakulo ghṛtam //

For stealing grain (a man) becomes a rat, for stealing yellow metal a Hamsa, for stealing water a Plava, for stealing honey a stinging insect, for stealing milk a crow, for stealing condiments a dog, for stealing clarified butter an ichneumon;

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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