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Chapter 12.110 - Verse 17

Sanskrit Text

स्वशरीरोपरोधेन वरमादातुमिच्छतः सत्यसंप्रतिपत्त्यर्थं ये ब्रूयुः साक्षिणः क्वचित् अनुक्त्वा तत्र तद्वाच्यं सर्वे तेऽनृतवादिनः

English Translation

If a creditor wishes to take from his debtor a payment of the load by bodily service, the witnesses would all perjure, it, summoned by the creditor for establishing the truth of the agreement, they did not say what should be said. When life is in danger, or on occasions of marriage, one may say an untruth.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

स्व + शरीर + उपरोध | वरम् | आदातुम् | इच्छतः
सत्य + सम्प्रतिपत्ति + अर्थ | ये | ब्रूयुः | साक्षिणः | क्वचित्
तत्र | तद् | वाच्यं | सर्वे | ते | अनृत + वादिन्