aq kXypSmOit"

p[;yv,Rnm(
aq k;XypIy;n( gOhSq/m;Rn( Vy;:y;Sy;m"
a;iht;" Svd;rinrtoc;ho]I ;t;mOtk
u ;lg;mI
deviptOmnuy.Utb[yD;nusve m;n" Ekii]ctu,;| b[;,;n( kv;R,o
v[tinymhomj;Pypro m;tOiptO._o d;r;pTypoWk" xeW;nu.ojI
pv;sI ]wv,RkmedksUtk;prhrm;,ol;'glvO" ) t] c
.UMypo!ne vO=Czdne n;Sy/moR.vit )
kpsettu @;givp[dve t;ytn.edne p[;y' b[;,e>yo inve
cta;tIjuR y;t( )
d' iv,urit p[qm; m;nStok it itIy; Svv;s; it tOtIy;
d';^ >y;mit ctuqIRrTypo!yet( tSywv devt;yw pU,;Rit' juy;t( )
aq goblIvdRmihW/Uy;Rivkih's;v;* p[;yk;mk;rt;mTyek )
doG/OdmnpyRStp;W`n`'$;.r,.UW,yojn twlm'@*W/.eWJyi]tym;,e Vy;;n;mk;m;v;w p[;y'b;[ ,e>yo inve sxr=urvpn'
Tv; p[;j;pTy' Cz^m;cret( ) cI,;|te g;' d;t( ) itl/en'u jl/en'u ceitk;Xyp" )
aq mOgmihWg'@k
vr;hxr.A=s'hVy;`[m@' k
xUkr mTSyg[;hxxum;r;dIn;' v/evhor;]' ) cI,;|te g;' d;t( ) meW s i]r;]'
cI,;RNte ihr<y' d;t( )
aq k;k-vl;k-h's-s;rs-k;r<@v-cv;k-gO/X[ yen%'jrI$-i$i.olUk-xuk s;rk;myUrk;k-m{ klv'k-kpot
kip'jl;dIn;' v/evhor;]' cI,;RNte itl;Nd;t( )
aq;t" -jMbUk-iv@;l-AW.r=uv;sto^ xU{v/e i]r;]' c
p[;y' b[;,e>yo inve p[;j;pTy' Cz^' cret( ) cI,;RNte
sv[IhIn( d;t( )
kl;s-spRnkl-iv@;lgoj;v/e i]r;]' cI,;RNte loh' d;t( )
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yeW;' Vy;p;dne p[;ymu_' teW;mevoCz.ojne p[;,;y;mxt'Tv;

`Ot' p[;Xy xu" Sy;t( )
j;tmOtksUtk b[;,o dxr;]e, =i]y" p'cdxkn
vwXyov'xitr;]e, xU{o m;sen xuit ) tedt' "purv;pt'it
tTsmen xu?y;vSvh" ) ab[;,o n j;yte n;/IyIt n;?y;pyet( n
d;t( n p[itgOIy;t( ) axucipde ctupde n;idtdh" )
aq;nxnmOt;n;mxinht;n;' v; ap[iv;n;' .Ogpu tns'g;[ mdex;'trmOt;n;' v; g.Rivin"sOt;n;' i]r;]e, xuCyte )
aq lxun-pl;'@g O n-k. Ik$ .=,e sur;sI/um/ump;ne
ay;Jyy;jne pitts;iv}yupnyne tw" p[;y' b[;,e>yo inve y]
g[;mmOg;,;' pxUn;' xBdo n Uyte tSmNp[dx
e e a' p[,prsmu
pYyupR rSsyR sx%vpn' Tv; p[;k p[,Iten iv/n; pun" s'Sk;rmhRNtIit )
aq pmh;p;tk;" p[v+yNte
b[;,o nwv hNtVy" SvSvp[=pe y; ijw"
suv,Rhr,' cwv ktRVy' n kq'cn 1
supI' n gCzt s'SpxR n twret(
mh;p;tks'Dye ; inidR;n;' mnIiW." 2
vTsri]ty' ky;Rt( nr" Cz^' ivxuye
a;TmtuLysuv,| c d;;ivp[tiu t( 3
a;]eyIg.| r;jNyvwXy* yDgt* hTv; Etdevky;Rt( )
aq;k;lVy;:y;Sy;h
aivinr$kiv tvj[in`;Rtp[ptne .Umclne cwv;qinore cwv
p[;y' b[;,e>yoinve smImyIn;' sm/ m/ud/`Ot;_;n;ms;h' juy;t( ) xodevIit k;Xyp" )
y] veXmin lUkoinptit ) gOh' go/;kpot" p[ivxit )
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KSHYAPA SMRITI

" xkin" Xyeno v; rq.uJyev;inptit ) vLmIk dIipk;gOhe

puro ddit ) g;puroh,e kp;$`'$;puroh,e cwv p[;y' b[;,e>yo
inve xmImyIn;' sm/d/m/u`tO ;_;n;msh' juy;t(
v;StoSpte it k;Xyp" )
aq nwmk;in Vy;:y;Sy;m"
=Ir.;<@.edne m'qne .'jne purohll;'gl glctUpptne
rqivpYy;sne a.'jne rjSvl;-xvSpxRne a;idTy;Stmne s'dm'dde "u SvdxRne k,Rkx
pitpuroh,e yUpSqlSpxRn mOtksUtk .ojne
cwv b[;,e>yo inve scwle Tv; Svp[itrq' jpeidit k;Xyp" )
aq;t" p;];,;' x*civ/ Vy;:y;Sy;m"
ple%ne n d;p]e .Smn;'k;'Sy' xIut;S];ys;n;' skt;." x*c' )
d'tx'%mi,r;jts*v,;Rn;' `WR,' ) mO<my;n;' pundRhn' )
/;Nyv;ss;' vn;' p[o=,' k; ruTvKcmR cIr ve,u ivdlp]p,;Rn;'
clvCz*cm( )
aq pUvR p;pkmR,;' c' Vy;:y;Sy;m"
agMy;g;mI dum;R tSm;Tp[;y' ved;Tmivxuye ) Et;n(
;eprvjRyte ( ye c;Nye p'_dUWk;" ) =`$; c; `$;n$;
p[v[ jtr'g;rt;indevlkn=]jIvkg[;my;jkpYy;ihtpYy;/;rkivv'dkp*n.Rv;n;Xn'it ) adNt;dek n;Xn'it )
.;y;RjtSy ngrg[;my;jk>y" aivSt`;tI Vy'gon=] sUck;" )
vjRnIy;ij;te ;kmRsu inTyx"
d;r;/In;" iy;" sv;R d;r;" SvgRSy s;/n' 4
TyetTb[,;p[o_' k;XypSy;nux;snm(
s p*n.Rv; kNy; vjRnIy; kl;/m;" 5
v;c; d; mnod; tm'glk*tuk;
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dkSpxRk; y; c y; c p;,g[hIitk; 6
aup;y' gt; y; c punv;RSy v;idk;
Tyet;" kXypp[o_; dhey"u klmvt( 7
p[rohTym;d;y p;dp;n;' klm' ht(
n ih pun.Rv;dIn;' kl' tSy p[rohit 8
ipt; v; yid v; .[;t; m;t; v; yidvetr"
nr tp;p;n;' git y;' y;it t;' ,u 9
minvtIR yq; Xyeno gCzTyev ym;ly'
Ev' c nrk y;it kNy; amOtk;rk; 10
pun" sMpte n;rI gtm;Tm;nm;Tmin
aiSqm;]' Tvc' .Tv; xu tejobl' tq; 11
xu' n ye p[yCzit duihtr' lo.moiht;"
teW;' tu nrk `ore y;it vw sm' klm( 12
gmn;gmn;yog;t( Ev' xu iv/Iyte
Ev' D;Tv; yu_kNy;' v'dte s tTkl;t( 13
nSy;ve c ip}ye c d;sISy;dq s'ct;
yt; tu s; d;sI n s; pI iv/Iyte 14
aom;itr;];,;' xt' xtgu,I tm(
p[;oit puWodTv; homm']w rl't;m( 15
yStu s;Tym/me,R ipt; smpRyte ( sut;m(
s p[Te y l.te Sq;n' yq; d= p[j;pit" 16
it k;Xyp p[,It' /mRx;S]' sm;m(

Reference:
"Kashyapa Smriti," in Shastri, Rajguru Haridatt, ed., The Smriti Sandarbha:
Collection of Thirteen Dharmashastric Texts by Maharshis, Vol. IV,
Delhi: Nag Publishers, 1988, pp. 2485-2490.
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