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Chapter 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished

Verse 57 of 56
SB 1.7.57

वपनं द्रविणादानं स्थानान्निर्यापणं तथा एष हि ब्रह्मबन्धूनां वधो नान्यो ऽस्ति दैहिकः

vapanaṁ draviṇādānaṁ sthānān niryāpaṇaṁ tathā eṣa hi brahmabandhūnāṁ vadho nānyo 'sti daihikaḥ

Synonyms

vapanamcleaving the hairs from the head; draviṇawealth; adānamforfeiting; sthānānfrom the residence; niryāpaṇamdriving away; tathāalso; eṣaḥall these; hicertainly; brahma-bandhūnāmof the relatives of the brāhmaṇa; vadhaḥkilling; nanot; anyaḥany other method; astithere is; daihikaḥin the matter of the body..

Translation

Cutting the hair from his head, depriving him of his wealth and driving him from his residence are the prescribed punishments for the relative of a brāhmaṇa. There is no injunction for killing the body.

Verse 57 of 56
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