History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.252
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.252
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v5.c71.s1.252
¹⁶⁶ वृत्तस्वाध्यायवान् स्तेयी बन्धनात् क्लिंश्यते चिरम् । स्वामिने तद्धनं दाप्यः प्रायश्चित्तं तु कारयेत् ॥ बृहस्पति q by विवादरत्नाकर p 331. It is possible that this verse means that a learned brāhmaṇa who has been well conducted but fell a victim to the temptation of theft should not be jailed for a long time because jail life torments his mind and therefore he should be made to restore stolen property and given penance.