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Evidence in Yajnavalkya Smriti [Sanskrit]

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[५. साक्षिप्रकरणम्]

तपस्विनो दानशीलाः कुलीनाः सत्यवादिनः ।
धर्मप्रधाना ऋजवः पुत्रवन्तो धनान्विताः ॥ २.६८ ॥

त्र्यवराः साक्षिणो ज्ञेयाः श्रौतस्मार्तक्रियापराः ।
यथाजाति यथावर्णं सर्वे सर्वेषु वा स्मृताः ॥ २.६९ ॥

स्त्रीबालवृद्धकितव- मत्तोन्मत्ताभिशस्तकाः ।
रङ्गावतारिपाखण्डि- कूटकृद्विकलेन्द्रियाः ॥ २.७० ॥

पतिताप्तार्थसंबन्धि- सहायरिपुतस्कराः ।
साहसी दृष्टदोषश्च निर्धूताद्यास्त्वसाक्षिणः ॥ २.७१ ॥

उभयानुमतः साक्षी भवत्येकोऽपि धर्मवित् ।
सर्वः साक्षी संग्रहणे चौर्यपारुष्यसाहसे ॥ २.७२ ॥

साक्षिणः श्रावयेद्वादि- प्रतिवादिसमीपगान् ।
ये पातककृतां लोका महापातकिनां तथा ॥ २.७३ ॥

अग्निदानां च ये लोका ये च स्त्रीबालघातिनाम् ।
स तान् सर्वानवाप्नोति यः साक्ष्यमनृतं वदेत् ॥ २.७४ ॥

सुकृतं यत्त्वया किंचिज्जन्मान्तरशतैः कृतम् ।
तत्सर्वं तस्य जानीहि यं पराजयसे मृषा ॥ २.७५ ॥

अब्रुवन् हि नरः साक्ष्यमृणं सदशबन्धकम् ।
राज्ञा सर्वं प्रदाप्यः स्यात्षट्चत्वारिंशकेऽहनि ॥ २.७६ ॥

न ददाति हि यः साक्ष्यं जानन्नपि नराधमः ।
स कूटसाक्षिणां पापैस्तुल्यो दण्डेन चैव हि ॥ २.७७ ॥

द्वैधे बहूनां वचनं समेषु गुणिनां तथा ।
गुणिद्वैधे तु वचनं ग्राह्यं ये गुणवत्तमाः ॥ २.७८ ॥

यस्योचुः साक्षिणः सत्यां प्रतिज्ञां स जयी भवेत् ।
अन्यथा वादिनो यस्य ध्रुवस्तस्य पराजयः ॥ २.७९ ॥

उक्तेऽपि साक्षिभिः साक्ष्ये यद्यन्ये गुणवत्तमाः ।
द्विगुणा वान्यथा ब्रूयुः कूटाः स्युः पूर्वसाक्षिणः ॥ २.८० ॥

पृथक्पृथग्दण्डनीयाः कूटकृत्साक्षिणस्तथा ।
विवादाद्द्विगुणं दण्डं विवास्यो ब्राह्मणः स्मृतः ॥ २.८१ ॥

यः साक्ष्यं श्रावितोऽन्येभ्यो निह्नुते तत्तमोवृतः ।
स दाप्योऽष्टगुणं दण्डं ब्राह्मणं तु विवासयेत् ॥ २.८२ ॥

वर्णिनां हि वधो यत्र तत्र साक्ष्यनृतं वदेत् ।
तत्पावनाय निर्वाप्यश्चरुः सारस्वतो द्विजैः ॥ २.८३ ॥


[६. लेख्यप्रकरणम्]

यः कश्चिदर्थो निष्णातः स्वरुच्या तु परस्परम् ।
लेख्यं तु साक्षिमत्कार्यं तस्मिन् धनिकपूर्वकम् ॥ २.८४ ॥

समामासतदर्धाहर्- नामजातिस्वगोत्रकैः ।
सब्रह्मचारिकात्मीय- पितृनामादिचिह्नितम् ॥ २.८५ ॥

समाप्तेऽर्थे ऋणी नाम स्वहस्तेन निवेशयेत् ।
मतं मेऽमुकपुत्रस्य यदत्रोपरि लेखितम् ॥ २.८६ ॥

साक्षिणश्च स्वहस्तेन पितृनामकपूर्वकम् ।
अत्राहममुकः साक्षी लिखेयुरिति ते समाः ॥ २.८७ ॥

उभयाभ्यर्थितेनैतन्मया ह्यमुकसूनुना ।
लिखितं ह्यमुकेनेति लेखकोऽन्ते ततो लिखेत् ॥ २.८८ ॥

विनापि साक्षिभिर्लेख्यं स्वहस्तलिखितं तु यत् ।
तत्प्रमाणं स्मृतं लेख्यं बलोपधिकृतादृते ॥ २.८९ ॥

ऋणं लेख्यकृतं देयं पुरुषैस्त्रिभिरेव तु ।
आधिस्तु भुज्यते तावद्यावत्तन्न प्रदीयते ॥ २.९० ॥

देशान्तरस्थे दुर्लेख्ये नष्टोन्मृष्टे हृते तथा ।
भिन्ने दग्धेऽथवा छिन्ने लेख्यमन्यत्तु कारयेत् ॥ २.९१ ॥

संदिग्धलेख्यशुद्धिः स्यात्स्वहस्तलिखितादिभिः ।
युक्तिप्राप्तिक्रियाचिह्न- संबन्धागमहेतुभिः ॥ २.९२ ॥

लेख्यस्य पृष्ठेऽभिलिखेद्दत्त्वा दत्त्वार्णिको धनम् ।
धनी वोपगतं दद्यात्स्वहस्तपरिचिह्नितम् ॥ २.९३ ॥

दत्त्वार्णं पाटयेल्लेख्यं शुद्ध्यै वान्यत्तु कारयेत् ।
साक्षिमच्च भवेद्यद्वा तद्दातव्यं ससाक्षिकम् ॥ २.९४ ॥


Source :- Yajnavalkya Smriti [Sanaskrit]

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