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वाक्पारुष्य

   { vākpāruṣya }
Script: Devanagari

वाक्पारुष्य

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
VĀKPĀRUṢYA   (using harsh words). one of the wrongs brought under the rule of chastisement in ancient india. without caring for the truth or falsity, a man praising another with a view to tease or offend him, is Vākpārusya. The teasing may be aimed at somebody with disabled members of the body or disabled organs of sense. besides, using heart-rending words also comes under this crime. In olden days kings issued orders to fine anybody found guilty of this crime. ordinarily the fine was 25 Paṇas. if the crime was committed against one who was below the level of the culprit the fine to be paid was only half. if harsh words were used against other women or people of a higher level the fine was double. [Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 258] .

वाक्पारुष्य

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
वाक्—पारुष्य  n. n. harshness of sp°, [ŚārṅgP.]
   abusive words, insulting or scurrilous language, [Mn.] ; [Pañcat.]

वाक्पारुष्य

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
वाक्पारुष्य  n.  (-ष्यं) abuse, scurrility, defamation, wordy violence or assault.
   E. वाक् speech, पारुष्य violence.

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