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 10.46 [Occupations of the Mixed Castes]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶 啶︵啶掂た啶溹ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶お啶膏う啶� 啶 啶氞ぞ啶ぇ啷嵿さ啶傕じ啶溹ぞ啶� 啶膏啶啶むぞ啶� 啷�
啶む 啶ㄠた啶ㄠ啶︵た啶む啶班啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶啶啶班啶︵啶掂た啶溹ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶た啶� 啷� 啷ガ 啷�ye dvij膩n膩mapasad膩 ye c膩padhva峁僺aj膩岣� sm峁泃膩岣� |
te ninditairvartayeyurdvij膩n膩meva karmabhi岣� || 46 ||The base-born sons of the 鈥榯wice-born,鈥� as also those who have been declared to be 鈥榖orn of transgression,鈥� shall subsist by lowly services of 鈥榯wice-born鈥� persons.鈥�(46)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
鈥�Base-born鈥欌�攊n the natural as well as the inverse order. 鈥�Born of transgression,鈥欌�攖he distinction between these and the former is like that between the 鈥�go鈥� (General term) and the 鈥�产补濒墨惫补谤诲补鈥� (Particular term).
鈥�Services鈥欌�攎enial duties鈥攆or the benefit of 鈥榯wice-born鈥� persons.
鈥�Subsist鈥欌�攎aintain themselves.
鈥�Lowly鈥欌�攂ecause of their menial character.鈥擳hese are going to be described.鈥�(46)
Comparative notes by various authors
惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (13.48.32).鈥�(Same as Manu 50.)
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (16.8-13).鈥斺赌�膧测辞驳补惫补蝉 should live by artistic performances;鈥�Pukkasas, by hunting;鈥�惭腻驳补诲丑补蝉, by proclaiming the good qualities;鈥�颁补峁囜笉腻濒补蝉, by executing criminals sentenced to death;鈥�痴腻颈诲别丑补办补蝉, by keeping women and profiting by what they earn;鈥�厂奴迟补蝉, by training horses.鈥�
艢补峁卥丑补 (Apar膩rka, p. 119).鈥斺�楾he livelihood of the 搁补迟丑补办腻谤补 consists of training horses, driving chariots, masonry and the teaching of the science of Architecture.鈥�