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?
