History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c64.384
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c64.384
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Adultery 531-535; fine as punishment for, when the adulteress is of same caste or of a lower caste 533; prāyaścitta for, varied at different times 946-47; punishment of cutting the ears or nose of a woman when awarded for, 533; punishment of death for a paramour when awarded 533; punishment of light fine for a. with a female ascetic, 534; some sages prescribe humane treatment of women for 533, 535, 615, 947; was only an *upapātaka* except when a woman had intercourse with a man of low caste, 615, 947.