Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi
by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 1,381,940 words | ISBN-10: 8120811550 | ISBN-13: 9788120811553
This is the English translation of the Manusmriti, which is a collection of Sanskrit verses dealing with 鈥楧harma鈥�, a collective name for human purpose, their duties and the law. Various topics will be dealt with, but this volume of the series includes 12 discourses (adhyaya). The commentary on this text by Medhatithi elaborately explains various t...
Verse 6.39
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶 啶︵い啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶啶む啶啶 啶啶班さ啷嵿ぐ啶溹い啷嵿く啶く啶� 啶椸啶灌ぞ啶む 啷�
啶むじ啷嵿く 啶む啶溹啶く啶� 啶侧啶曕ぞ 啶さ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶掂ぞ啶︵た啶ㄠ 啷� 啷┼ク 啷�yo dattv膩 sarvabh奴tebhya岣� pravrajatyabhaya峁� g峁沨膩t |
tasya tejomay膩 lok膩 bhavanti 产谤补丑尘补惫腻诲颈苍补岣� || 39 ||He who goes forth from home after having granted freedom from all fear to all beings,鈥攖o that expounder of the Veda belong regions of light.鈥�(39).
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
This verse eulogises the fourth life-stage at the expense of the Householding stage.
At sacrifices animals are killed; the cutting of herbs and grasses also constitutes 鈥榢illing鈥�, according to the theory that 鈥榓ll that grows is animate鈥�. It is this that constitutes the 鈥榝ear鈥� of living beings. So that when one has gone away from home, and has disposed of the Fires, there is no such fear from him. This is what is meant by the words鈥斺��having granted freedom from fear to all beings.鈥� This also indicates that the Renunciate shall not pick up for his use any inch leaves or twigs as have not quite dried up.
鈥�Of light鈥欌�攅ver effulgent; where the rising and s etting of the sun are not perceived; this is what is described by the words of the Upani峁ds鈥�鈥�Beyond this the sun does not rise or set鈥欌��(39).
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse is quoted in 驰补迟颈诲丑补谤尘补蝉补峁単谤补丑补 (p. 20), which explains 鈥�产谤补丑尘补惫别诲颈苍补岣�鈥� (which is its reading for 鈥�产谤补丑尘补惫腻诲颈苍补岣�鈥�) as 鈥榢nowing the Brahman with properties鈥�, which is clear from its being mentioned along with 鈥榚ffulgent regions鈥� which could have no connection with one who knows the absolute Brahman.
It is quoted also in 狈颈谤峁嘺测补蝉颈苍诲丑耻 (p. 460).
Comparative notes by various authors
(verses 6.39-40)
惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (12.244.28; and 278.22).鈥�(Reproduces Manu, the last foot being read as pretya c膩nantyama艣nute; under 279, 2, the same foot is read as 鈥�tath膩nanty膩ya kalpate.鈥�)
叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补 (2.17.29).鈥斺�楩inally he pours as much water as fills his joined hands, saying 鈥淚 promise not to injure any living being.鈥� They quote the following:鈥斺�淎 Renunciate who roams about after having given a promise of safety to all living beings, is not threatened with danger by any creature.鈥�
痴补艣颈峁ａ弓丑补 (10.1-3).鈥斺�楾he Renunciate should depart from his house, giving a promise of safety from injury to all living beings. They quote the following:鈥斺�淭hat Renunciate who wanders about at peace with all creatures, forsooth, has nothing to fear from any living being; hut he who becomes a Renunciate and does not promise safety from injury to all beings, destroys the born and the unborn; and so does a Renunciate who accepts presents.鈥濃��