“Sukra said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks eat the flesh of animals not slain in sacrifices!  Let him have sexual congress at day-time!  Let him be a servant of the king!’”

“Jamadagni said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks study the Vedas on forbidden days or occasions.  Let him feed friends at Sraddhas performed by him!  Let him eat at the Sraddha of a Sudra!’

“Sivi said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks die without having established a fire (for daily worship)!  Let him be guilty of obstructing the performance of sacrifices by others!  Let him quarrel with those that are observant of penances!’”

“Yayati said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks be guilty of having sexual congress with his wife when she is not in her season and when he is himself in the observance of a vow and bears matted locks on his head!  Let him also disregard the Vedas!’”

“Nahusha said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks live in domesticity after having betaken himself to the vow of mendicancy!  Let him act in whatever way he pleases (and without restraint of any kind), after having undergone the initiatory rites in view of a sacrifice or some solemn observance!  Let him take pecuniary gratification for prelections to disciples (on any branch of knowledge that the latter come to learn)!’

“Amvarisha said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks be cruel and unrighteous in his behaviour towards women and kinsmen and kine!  Let him be guilty also of Brahmanicide!’”

“Narada said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks be one that identifies the body with the soul!  Let him study the scriptures with a preceptor that is censurable!  Let him chant the Vedas, offending at each step against the rules of orthoepy!  Let him disregard all his seniors!’”

“Nabhaga said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks always speak false-hoods and quarrel with those that are righteous!  Let him bestow his daughter in marriage after accepting a pecuniary gratification offered by his son-in-law!’”

“Kavi said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks he guilty of striking a cow with his foot.  Let him make water, facing the sun!  Let him cast off the person that seeks shelter at his hands!’”

“Viswamitra said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks become a servant that behaves with deceit towards his master!  Let him be the priest of a king!  Let him be the Ritwik of one that should not be assisted at his sacrifices!’”

“Parvata said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks be the chief of a village!  Let him make journeys on asses!  Let him leash hounds for a living!’”

“Bharadwaja said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks be guilty of all the demerits that become his who is cruel in his behaviour and untruthful in speech!’”

“Ashtaka said, ’Let him who has stolen thy stalks be a king destitute of wisdom capricious and sinful in his behaviour, and disposed to rule the Earth unrighteously!’”