Manusmriti 9.270
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.270
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- Sanskrit
9.270
na hoḍhena vinā cauraṃ ghātayed dhārmiko nṛpaḥ
sahoḍhaṃ sopakaraṇaṃ ghātayed avicārayan //
A just king shall not cause a thief to be put to death, (unless taken) with the stolen goods (in his possession); him who (is taken) with the stolen goods and the implements (of burglary), he may, without hesitation, cause to be slain.
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (6)
- Mānavāryabhāṣya — Sanskrit
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- Manvarthamuktāvalī — Kullūka Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Manvarthacandrikā — Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Nārāyaṇa — Nārāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Manvāśrayānusāriṇī — Govindarāja, Sanskrit
Discussed in (3)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — Kane 1930, English
- Social and Rural Economy of Northern India, cir. 600 B.C.–200 A.D. — Bose 1942, English
- Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) — Jolly & Ghosh 1896, English