Tuesday, November 3, 2009

#001 SHOULD A THIEF APPROACH KING WITH TOOLs OF PUNISHMENT?

Topics for discussion: Verse 8/190, Chapter 8, Punishments, Thieves, Pestles
Authority: 8/190 of Manu Smriti.
Skandheenaadaaya musalam lagud`am
vaa api khaadiram
S`aktim ca ubhayatas tiikshn`aam
aayasam dand`ameeva vaa.

GIST
A thief should, carrying a pestle - or a log of wood - or a sword like instrument sharp on both sides, should approach a king and ask him to punish.

BLOGGER'S VIEW
Barbaric. Outlandish.

*The guilt of the thief, the court has to establish, first of all. How can a thief prejudge himself?

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