अस्य स्वल्पापराधस्य यस्माद्भूयान्विनिग्रहः । कृतस्त्वया सुदुर्बुद्धे तस्माच्छापं गृहाण मे
asya svalpāparādhasya yasmādbhūyānvinigrahaḥ | kṛtastvayā sudurbuddhe tasmācchāpaṃ gṛhāṇa me
„Weil du für dieses geringe Vergehen eine Strafe verhängt hast, die weit darüber hinausgeht — o du von bösem Sinn —, so nimm meinen Fluch an.“
Māṇḍavya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Māṇḍavya ṛṣi, austere and radiant, confronts Dharmarāja with a raised hand of imprecation; the courtly-cosmic setting hints at divine jurisprudence, with attendants recoiling at the curse.
Dharma includes proportionality; punishment that exceeds the fault is criticized, even when delivered by an authority.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.