The same punishment, O king, holds for the woman who is guilty of adultery. The wicked sinner who does not perform expiatory rite within a year of the perpetration of the sin incurs demerit that is double of what attaches to the original sin.
एष दण्डो महाराज स्त्रीणां भर्तृष्वतिक्रमात्। संवत्सरोऽभिशस्तस्य दुष्टस्य द्विगुणो भवेत्॥