History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.774.1

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Prāyaścitta (expiation), see under *brāhmaṇa*, caste, cāndrāyaṇa, incest, *mahāpātakas*, *pātaka*, penance, punishment, sinners, theft, tonsure, touch, adhikārin for 77ff. all persons including even cāṇḍālas are liable to 77-78, amusing examples of mishaps for which p. is provided in Brāhmaṇa texts 58, p. and punishment were same for some misdeeds, such as incest 72, baths with ashes, clay, cowdung, pañcagavya in 124, boy over five and less than eleven years had not to undergo p. personally but through father, brother or the like 78-79; branding on forehead, if p for the first four mahāpātakas not undergone 72; called Sāntapana 118, cases in which both p and punishment were given 72, caste of sinner and of the person sinned against made a difference in p. and punishment 80-81, child less than five years is not liable for any crime or liable to p. according to some 79, conventional meaning of, acc. to the Mitākṣarā 60; consequences of not performing p. for sins 153-154; derivation of the word p 59-60, destroys sins unintentionally committed 61, discriminatory treatment about p. depending on caste gradually became obsolete 82, does not destroy sin intentionally committed but makes the sinner fit for association with others 63, easier p came to be prescribed in course of time 127, ending in death destroys sin 64, ending in death is forbidden in Kali age acc.