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Chapter 14

Sāhasam (Violent Acts)

L tr. 181-185, cf. J tr. 101-104
14.001a sahasā kriyate karma yatkiñcid baladarpitaiḥ |
14.001c tat sāhasam iti proktaṃ saho balam ihocyate || 1 ||
14.002a tat punas trividhaṃ jñeyaṃ prathamaṃ madhyamaṃ tathā |
14.002c uttamaṃ ceti śāstreṣu tasyoktaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ pṛthak || 2 ||
14.003a phalamūlodakādīnāṃ kṣetropakaraṇasya ca |
14.003c bhaṅgākṣepopamardādyaiḥ prathamaṃ sāhasaṃ smṛtam || 3 ||
14.004a vāsaḥpaśvannapānānām gṛhopakaraṇasya ca |
14.004c etenaiva prakāreṇa madhyamaṃ sāhasaṃ smṛtam || 4 ||
14.005a vyāpādo viṣaśastrād yaiḥ paradārapradharṣaṇam |
14.005c prāṇoparodhi yac cānyad uktam uttamasāhasam || 5 ||
14.006a tasya daṇḍaḥ kriyāpekṣaḥ prathamasya śatāvaraḥ |
14.006c madhyamasya tu śāstrajñair jñeyaḥ pañcaśatāvaraḥ || 6 ||
14.007a vadhaḥ sarvasvaharaṇaṃ purān nirvāsanāṅkane |
14.007c tadaṅgaccheda ity ukto daṇḍa uttamasāhase || 7 ||