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Manusmriti 8.364

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.364

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Sanskrit

8.364

yo 'kāmāṃ dūṣayet kanyāṃ sa sadyo vadham arhati
sakāmāṃ dūṣayaṃs tulyo na vadhaṃ prāpnuyān naraḥ //

He who violates an unwilling maiden shall instantly suffer corporal punishment; but a man who enjoys a willing maiden shall not suffer corporal punishment, if (his caste be) the same (as hers).

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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