कथं स्विद् ध्रियते दण्ड: किं वास्य स्थानमीप्सितम् । दण्ड्या: किं कारिण: सर्वे आहो स्वित्कतिचिन्नृणाम् ॥ ३९ ॥
katham svid dhriyate dandah kim vasya sthanam ipsitam dandyah kim karinah sarve aho svit katicin nrnam
- katham svit
- by which means
- dhriyate
- is imposed
- dandah
- punishment
- kim
- what
- va
- or
- asya
- of this
- sthanam
- the place
- ipsitam
- desirable
- dandyah
- punishable
- kim
- whether
- karinah
- fruitive actors
- sarve
- all
- aho svit
- or whether
- katicit
- some
- nrnam
- of the human beings.
What is the process of punishing others? Who are the actual candidates for punishment? Are all karmis engaged in fruitive activities punishable, or only some of them?