Verse 22·VR 4.18.22

न च ते मर्षये पापम् क्ष्त्रियो अहम् कुलोद्गतः | औरसीम् भगिनीम् वा अपि भार्याम् वा अपि अनुजस्य यः || ४-१८-२२ प्रचरेत नरः कामात् तस्य दण्डो वधः स्मृतः |

bharataH tu mahiipaalo vayam tu aadesha vartinaH || 4-18-23tvam ca dharmaat atikraantaH katham shakyam upekShitum |

Translation

"As a Kshatriya emerged from a best dynasty I do not tolerate your wrongdoing, and the punishment to the one who lustfully indulges with his daughter, or with his sister, or with the wife of his younger brother is his elimination, as recalled from scriptures. [4-18-22, 23a]

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