व्यवहारमयूख (नीलकण्ठ भट्ट - पश्चिमी भारत की हिन्दू न्याय-संहिता एवं व्यवहार कोष)

272 VYAVAHĀRAMAYŪKHA [ S. XXI. 3-XXII. 1 / M. p. 151 l. 15-p. 155 l. 3
Prāṇidyūta is an attribute of samāhvaya and the meaning is samā-
vhaya which is different from it¹ (only in this that it is gambling with ani-
mate objects).
Thus ends (the section on) gambling and prize-fighting
*Now begins (the section on) miscellaneous matters ²
Yājñavalkya (II 295–296) says
He who either omits or adds anything in writing to the king's edict or
who allows an adulterer or thief to escape shall suffer the highest amerce-
ment. He who defiles a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya vaiśya, śūdra by feeding
him with food not fit to be eaten should be punished with the highest
amercement the middle amercement, the first amercement and half of
the last respectively.
Abhakṣyam means wine, urine, ordure and the like. The same
author (Yāj. II 297) says
He who deals in false gold (as genuine) who sells unclean meat
should be deprived of a limb and should be made to pay the highest
amercement.
Vimāṁsam means the flesh of cows and the like.³ In the Mitākṣarā it
is said that by the use of the particle ca (and) it follows that mutilation is
also meant (to be an additional) punishment. Similarly (Yāj. II 300)
If the owner of animals with tusks or horns fails to rescue a man (attack-
ed by such animals) though able to do so he should be awarded the
first amercement and double that amount (when he does not rescue) even
though (the victim) cried aloud (for help).
Vikrośah means crying out Manu (VIII 296–298) says
If a human being were killed (by an animal or car through the careless-
ness of the driver) he would at once incur the guilt of a thief. If such
large animals as cows elephants, camels horses and the like were killed
(through rash driving) half (of the highest amercement) was to be inflict-
ed. On the death of minor animals (by rash driving) the fine is two
hundred, but the fine is fifty paṇas when auspicious animals (like deer)
1 It is better to read tad-abhinne for tad bhinne Tad abhinne would
mean that samāvhya is prāṇidyūta and that the rules about the former are not differ-
ent from the latter.
2. Viṣṇu 42. 1 defines prakīrṇaka as what is left unsaid elsewhere. According to Nārada
(p. 214 vv. 1-4) prakīrṇaka comprehends all those matters in which the king acts of his
own motion without any complaint being lodged or a suit being filed and whatever
else that may have been omitted in the preceding titles of law. Vide Bṛhaspati p. 386 v 1
3. Mit. explains vimāṁsa as unclean meat mixed with dog's fish, while
Aparārka explains it as the flesh of the village pig and the like passed off as excellent meat.
P 253 (text)