#002 STEAL A ROPE OR BREAK A POT AND PAY GOLD COIN AS FINE.

AUTHORITY: 8/194 OF MANUSMIRTI.
Yastu rajjum ghat`am kuupaat dhareet bhindyaat cha yaa prapaam
Sa dand`am praapnuyaan maasham tachchat tasmin samaahareet.

GIST
A king should punish a thief who steals a rope or a pot at a well or breaks them, with a fine of a gold coin (maasha).

BLOGGER'S VIEWS
What a system of justice!

#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?