The minor law books: The minor law books (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889)

358 BAZHASPATI. XXI, £.
5. When a person throws gravel, stones, or pieces
of wood at another, the first (or lowest) fine shall be
inflicted on him. When they mutually strike one
another with a hand or foot, it shall amount to ten
or twenty Pazzas respectively.
6. The second fine shall be imposed when two
persons in anger use weapons against one another ;
when a wound has been inflicted, the punishment
shall be fixed by experts, corresponding to the
severity of the hurt.
7. For injuring (a person) with bricks, stones, or a
wooden club, (the fine shall be) two Mashas ; the
double fine shall be inflicted, according to the sages,
when blood flows.
8. For tearing the skin, the first (or lowest) fine
(shall be inflicted) ; for tearing the flesh, the second
fine; for breaking a bone, the highest fine; for
killing, capital punishment.
9. For breaking the ear, nose, or hand (of a
person), or injuring his teeth, or feet, the second fine
shall be inflicted ; and double of that, for entirely
cutting off (any of those limbs).
10. He who injures a limb, or divides it, or cuts
it off, shall be compelled to pay the expense of
curing it; and (he who forcibly took an article in a
quarrel, shall restore) his plunder.
11. When a man has been beaten in a solitary
place, or when no wound is seen, the offender shall

5. Ratn. p. 263 ; Viv. p. 145; Viram. p. 473.
6, 7. Viram. p. 474; Viv. p. 147; Ratn. p. 264.
8, 9. Viv. p. 148.
10. Viv. p. 153; Ratn. p. 270; Viram. p. 477.
11, 12. Ratn. p. 273.