History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.109.5

v5.c71.s1.109.5

Though almost all of the upapātakas listed by Yāj occur in Manu (XI 59-66), yet some of them such as 'abhicāra' (performing a sacrifice like Śyenayāga for the destruction of an enemy), 'mūlakarma' (employment of herbs for bringing under one's control a person) are not noted by Yāj The Mit on Yāj. III. 242 observes that some upapātakas if repeatedly indulged in make a man *patita* (as provided by Gaut 21. 1) Viśvarūpa, therefore, derives upapātaka as one 'that may become a pātaka by constant addition (*upacaya*) or by constant practice' (*upetya*⁸⁵).