कर्णौ पिधाय निरयाद्यदकल्प ईशे धर्मावितर्यसृणिभिर्नृभिरस्यमाने । छिन्द्यात्प्रसह्य रुशतीमसतीं प्रभुश्चे- ज्जिह्वामसूनपि ततो विसृजेत्स धर्म: ॥ १७ ॥
karnau pidhaya nirayad yad akalpa ise dharmavitary asrnibhir nrbhir asyamane chindyat prasahya rusatim asatim prabhus cej jihvam asun api tato visrjet sa dharmah
- karnau
- both ears
- pidhaya
- blocking
- nirayat
- one should go away
- yat
- if
- akalpah
- unable
- ise
- the master
- dharma-avitari
- the controller of religion
- asrnibhih
- by irresponsible
- nrbhih
- persons
- asyamane
- being blasphemed
- chindyat
- he should cut
- prasahya
- by force
- rusatim
- vilifying
- asatim
- of the blasphemer
- prabhuh
- one is able
- cet
- if
- jihvam
- tongue
- asun
- (his own) life
- api
- certainly
- tatah
- then
- visrjet
- should give up
- sah
- that
- dharmah
- is the process
Sati continued: If one hears an irresponsible person blaspheme the master and controller of religion, one should block his ears and go away if unable to punish him. But if one is able to kill, then one should by force cut out the blasphemer’s tongue and kill the offender, and after that one should give up his own life.