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Manusmriti 8.58

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.58

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Sanskrit

8.58

abhiyoktā na ced brūyād daṇḍyaś ca dharmataḥ
na cet tripakṣāt prabrūyād dharmaṃ prati parājitaḥ //

If a plaintiff does not speak, he may be punished corporally or fined according to the law; if (a defendant) does not plead within three fortnights, he has lost his cause.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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