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Matsya Purana 227.112

Matsyapurāṇa 227.112

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227.112

tattadeva harettasya pratyādeśāya pārthivaḥ.
dvijo'dhvagaḥ kṣīṇavṛttirdvāvikṣ dve ca mūlake .. 227.111 ..

A man who steals grain out of a field, flowers, creepers, and rice should be fined five mâsâs of gold or silver and the theft of ripe crop śâka, berries, and fruits, should be punished with a fine of 100 Panas if the thief has no sons and if the thief has son then 200 Danḍas The limbs of a thief employed in the accomplishment of his mission should be cut off There is no sin if a Brâhmaṇa who is not carrying anything through hunger plucks a couple of sugarcanes or berries on his way—109-111

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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