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अबीजविक्रयी चैव बीजोत्कृष्टा तथैव च । मर्यादाभेदकश्चैव विकृतं प्राप्नुयाद् वधम् ॥ २९१ ॥

He who sells (for seed-corn that which is) not seed-corn, he who takes up seed (already sown), and he who destroys a boundary (-mark), shall be punished by mutilation.

english translation

abIjavikrayI caiva bIjotkRSTA tathaiva ca | maryAdAbhedakazcaiva vikRtaM prApnuyAd vadham || 291 ||

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सर्वकण्टकपापिष्ठं हेमकारं तु पार्थिवः । प्रवर्तमानमन्याये छेदयेत्लवशः क्षुरैः ॥ २९२ ॥

But the king shall cause a goldsmith who behaves dishonestly, the most nocuous of all the thorns, to be cut to pieces with razors.

english translation

sarvakaNTakapApiSThaM hemakAraM tu pArthivaH | pravartamAnamanyAye chedayetlavazaH kSuraiH || 292 ||

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सीताद्रव्यापहरणे शस्त्राणामौषधस्य च । कालमासाद्य कार्यं च राजा दण्डं प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ २९३ ॥

For the theft of agricultural implements, of arms and of medicines, let the king award punishment, taking into account the time (of the offence) and the use (of the object).

english translation

sItAdravyApaharaNe zastrANAmauSadhasya ca | kAlamAsAdya kAryaM ca rAjA daNDaM prakalpayet || 293 ||

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स्वाम्य्ऽमात्यौ पुरं राष्ट्रं कोशदण्डौ सुहृत् तथा । सप्त प्रकृतयो ह्येताः सप्ताङ्गं राज्यमुच्यते ॥ २९४ ॥

The king and his minister, his capital, his realm, his treasury, his army, and his ally are the seven constituent parts (of a kingdom); (hence) a kingdom is said to have seven limbs (anga).

english translation

svAmy'mAtyau puraM rASTraM kozadaNDau suhRt tathA | sapta prakRtayo hyetAH saptAGgaM rAjyamucyate || 294 ||

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सप्तानां प्रकृतीनां तु राज्यस्यासां यथाक्रमम् । पूर्वं पूर्वं गुरुतरं जानीयाद् व्यसनं महत् ॥ २९५ ॥

But let him know (that) among these seven constituent parts of a kingdom (which have been enumerated) in due order, each earlier (named) is more important and (its destruction) the greater calamity.

english translation

saptAnAM prakRtInAM tu rAjyasyAsAM yathAkramam | pUrvaM pUrvaM gurutaraM jAnIyAd vyasanaM mahat || 295 ||