Shloka 71

Steya-doṣa-nirūpaṇa (On the Nature and Gravity of Theft) — within the Hayagrīva–Agastya Saṃvāda frame

Devanagari script

स्त्रीणामर्धार्धकॢप्तिः स्यात्कारयेद्वा द्विजैरपि / अन्तर्जले सहस्रं वा जपेच्छुद्धिमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

strīṇāmardhārdhakḷptiḥ syātkārayedvā dvijairapi / antarjale sahasraṃ vā japecchuddhimavāpnuyāt

Translation

Bagi wanita ditetapkan kadar “separuh daripada separuh”, atau boleh juga disuruh para dwija melakukannya. Dengan berdiri di dalam air dan menjapa seribu kali, seseorang memperoleh penyucian.

Word by Word

स्त्रीणाम्of women

अर्ध-अर्ध-कॢप्तिःa half-of-a-half arrangement (quarter measure)

स्यात्should be

कारयेत्should cause (to be done)

वाor

द्विजैःby/through twice-born (Brāhmaṇas)

अपिalso/even

अन्तर्जलेin water / within water

सहस्रम्a thousand (times)

वाor

जपेत्should recite

शुद्धिम्purity

अवाप्नुयात्would obtain