The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 3.1.53

3.1.53

ityanupādeyagatatvāt | etac ca buddhipūrvaviṣayam | yathāha gautamaḥ: prāyo 'nāśakaśastragniviṣodakodbandhanaprapatanaiś cecchatām (GDh 14.12) iti | prāyo mahāprasthānam | anāśakam anaśanam | giriśikharād avapātaḥ prapatanam | atra cecchatām iti viśeṣaṇopādānāt pramādakṛtye doṣo nāstīty avagantavyam,

because it pertains to what is not an object of prescription. And this applies to cases of deliberate intent. As Gautama says: "And for those who seek [death] by starting on the great departure, fasting, weapons, fire, poison, water, hanging, or jumping from a cliff" (GDh 14.12). Starting on the great departure means the final journey toward death. Fasting means abstaining from food. Jumping means falling from a mountain summit. Since the qualifying word "for those who seek" is employed here, it should be understood that there is no fault in an accidental act,