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8.08a eṣu sthāneṣu bhūyiṣṭhaṃ vivādaṃ caratāṃ nṛṇām |
8.08c dharmaṃ śāśvatam āśritya kuryāt kāryavinirṇayam || 8 ||
8.1.3. Legal Proceedings
O edn 660-666, O tr. 167-1698.1.3.1. Judges
O edn 660, O tr. 1678.09a yadā svayaṃ na kuryāt tu nṛpatiḥ kāryadarśanam |
8.09c tadā niyuñjyād vidvāṃsaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ kāryadarśane || 9
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8.10a so 'sya kāryāṇi sampaśyet sabhyair eva tribhir vṛtaḥ
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8.10c sabhām eva praviśya-agryām āsīnaḥ sthita eva vā || 10
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8.11a yasmin deśe niṣīdanti viprā vedavidas trayaḥ |
8.11c rājñaś ca-adhikṛto vidvān brahmaṇas tāṃ sabhāṃ viduḥ ||
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8.1.3.2. Pursuit of Justice
O edn 661-662, O tr. 167-1688.12a dharmo viddhas tv adharmeṇa sabhāṃ yatra-upatiṣṭhate
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8.12c śalyaṃ ca-asya na kṛntanti viddhās tatra sabhāsadaḥ || 12
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8.13a sabhāṃ vā na praveṣṭavyaṃ vaktavyaṃ vā samañjasam | 230
8.13c abruvan vibruvan vā-api naro bhavati kilbiṣī || 13 ||
8.14a yatra dharmo hy adharmeṇa satyaṃ yatra-anṛtena ca |
8.14c hanyate prekṣamāṇānāṃ hatās tatra sabhāsadaḥ || 14 ||
8.15a dharma eva hato hanti dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ |
8.15c tasmād dharmo na hantavyo mā no dharmo hato 'vadhīt || 15
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8.16a vṛṣo hi bhagavān dharmas tasya yaḥ kurute hy alam | 232
8.16c vṛṣalaṃ taṃ vidur devās tasmād dharmaṃ na lopayet || 16
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8.17a eka eva suhṛd dharmo nidhāne 'py anuyāti yaḥ |
8.17c śarīreṇa samaṃ nāśaṃ sarvam anyadd hi gacchati || 17
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