History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.286
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.286
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v5.c71.s1.286
The difference between a sin committed unintentionally (akāmataḥ) and the same sin committed with full knowledge (kāmataḥ) is this that for the latter the prāyaścitta is double of what is prescribed for the former as provided by Aṅgiras,¹⁹¹ Vyāsa and the Agnipurāṇa. As Yāj. III. 226 employs the word 'ajñāna' in the first half and the word 'kāmataḥ' as its opposite in the second half instead of the word 'jñānataḥ' it follows that Yāj. makes no difference between the consequences of *jñāna* (knowledge) and *kāmanā* (desire).
Cites (3)
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vyāsasmṛti — Vyāsa, Sanskrit