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drink water from his hand, then in such case the Sudra is decapitated and 

 his property confiscated : and in this latter case all the Vaisyas of the city 

 must perform prayascJiitta* 



If a Srahman defile a Kshatriyas or a Vaisyas or a pure Sudra s (whose 

 water may be drank) daughter, it is no legal olfence. If a Brahman or 

 Kshatriya or Vaisya or pure Sudra violate the daughter of one of the vile 

 classes ; then, if a Brahman, his whole property is confiscated and a strip© 

 of hair shaved off all the four sides of his head, and he is expelled the 

 country ; and all the four castes must perform prayaschitta. If a Ksha- 

 triya or Vaisya or Sudra do so, his life is forfeited as well as his property 

 confiscated. If any one become enamoured of a lovely girl and he give 

 her charms or philters, and medicines whereby he comes to enjoy her ; then 

 he shall be made to " touch the stone" and be heavily fined : and the 

 person who sold him the medicine or made the charms for him shall be 

 fined also. 



If any one corrupt and seduce the wife of any Parlattiah, (whether of 

 the Brahmanical or other caste) such Parhattiah shall, if the case be 

 clearly so, himself put the adulterer to death, and afterwards cut off the 

 nose and hair of the adulteress, and turn her adrift. The injured husband, 

 jf he prove his injury, shall do all this without question, even though the 

 slain adulterer be a Brahman. 



But if the woman, when her husband would cut off her nose, can 

 escape and prove her innocence before a court of justice ; then the mur- 

 derer of the pretended adulterer shall be executed, and all his property 

 confiscated. In case the Parhattiah adulteress have sinned with many 

 men, then the Parhattiah husband shall only slay the first adulterer with 

 his wife, and no other. 



* When a person is ordered to perform this purification he goes to the Dhdrmadhikdri 

 and learns from him what rites are needful to be gone through. The Dharmddhikdri writes 

 Mm a prescription for their performance, and takes usually two rupees for it. — H. 



