prayashchitta
प्रायश्चित्त prayashchittaPenance or expiation; the rites and disciplines prescribed in the Dharmashastra to atone for a transgression.
Where this term appears
- The Law of Manu Treatise
There is civil and criminal law, vyavahara , with its catalogue of disputes and penalties. There is penance, prayashchitta , the price of expiation.