History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.13

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⁵⁶ न्यक्रतून् ग्रथिनो मृध्रवाचः पणींरश्रद्धाँ अवृधाँ अयज्ञान् । प्रप्र तान्दस्यूँरग्निर्र्विवाप पूर्वश्चकारापरां अयज्यून् ॥ ऋ. VII. 6.3. This verse applies seven epithets to dasyus. They are called paṇis (greedy traders), अश्रद्ध (without faith). In Nirukta VI. 31 Yāska paraphrases मृध्रवाचः as मृदुवाचः. In Ṛg. V. 34. 6-7 the dāsa is called paṇi.