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Manusmriti 8.286

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.286

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Sanskrit

8.286

manuṣyāṇāṃ paśūnāṃ ca duḥkhāya prahṛte sati
yathā yathā mahad duḥkhaṃ daṇḍaṃ kuryāt tathā tathā //

If a blow is struck against men or animals in order to (give them) pain, (the judge) shall inflict a fine in proportion to the amount of pain (caused).

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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