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Pataka (Samskrit : पातकम्), loosely equated to Sin, is a terminology of dharmik significance in the present days. Many people, both in the East and the West, question the very existence of sin. In a general way it is said to be an act of willful rebellion against or disobedience of some law given in the authoritative texts; it is opposition or at least failure to abide by the regulations contained therein.<ref name=":32">Kane, Pandurang Vaman. (1953) ''History of Dharmasastra (Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law in India), Volume 4.'' Poona : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute</ref>  

Pataka (Samskrit : पातकम्), loosely equated to Sin, is a terminology of dharmik significance in the present days. Many people, both in the East and the West, question the very existence of sin. In a general way it is said to be an act of willful rebellion against or disobedience of some law given in the authoritative texts; it is opposition or at least failure to abide by the regulations contained therein.<ref name=":32">Kane, Pandurang Vaman. (1953) ''History of Dharmasastra (Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law in India), Volume 4.'' Poona : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute</ref>