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 3.44
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶多ぐ啶� 啶曕啶粪い啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶ぞ 啶椸啶班ぞ啶灌啶 啶啶班い啷嬥う啷� 啶掂啶多啶啶ㄠ啶く啶� 啷�
啶掂じ啶ㄠじ啷嵿く 啶︵ざ啶� 啶椸啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぞ 啶多啶︵啶班く啷嬥い啷嵿啷冟し啷嵿啶掂啶︵え啷� 啷� 啷オ 啷�艣ara岣� k峁triyay膩 gr膩hya岣� pratodo vai艣yakanyay膩 |
vasanasya da艣膩 gr膩hy膩 艣奴drayotk峁涐梗峁璦vedane || 44 ||When being married to a man of higher caste, the K峁triya girl should take hold of the arrow, the Vai艣ya girl of the goad and the 艢奴诲谤补 girl of the hem of the garment.鈥�(44)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
When being wedded by a 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, 鈥�the K峁triya girl should take hold of鈥� the arrow held in the hand of the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 bridegroom; the arrow having been prescribed in place of the 鈥榯aking of the hand.鈥�
鈥�Goad鈥欌�攐f oxen; it is made of iron, on being driven by which they suffer pain; just like the 鈥�补峁卥耻艣补鈥� in the case of. elephants.
鈥�Of the garment鈥欌�攐f the cloth,鈥斺�榯he hem should be taken hold of by the 艢奴诲谤补 girl, when being married to men of the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 and other higher castes. (44)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse is quoted in 痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补 (Sa峁僺k膩ra, p. 835), which adds that what is meant by the phrase 鈥�K峁triyay膩 gr膩hya岣�鈥� is that 鈥榯he K峁triya girl should catch hold of the arrow already held by the bridegroom,鈥� and so on with the rest also.
It is quoted also in 笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补 (膧c膩ra, p. 496);鈥攁nd in 厂尘峁泃颈迟补迟迟惫补 (II, page 107).
Comparative notes by various authors
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (24.6-8).鈥斺�業n the marriage of girls of different castes, the K峁triya maiden should hold an arrow; the Vai艣ya maiden, a goad; and the 艢奴诲谤补 maiden, the hem of the garment.鈥�
驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 (1.62).鈥斺�楾he K峁triya maiden should hold the arrow; and Vai艣ya maiden the goad, when they are being married to the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺.鈥�
艢补峁卥丑补 (笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补, p. 496).鈥斺�楾he K峁triya girl holds an arrow; the Vai艣ya girl holds a goad; the 艢奴诲谤补 girl, the hem of the garment; the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 should hold the hand of the girl of the same caste as himself.鈥�
笔补颈峁环墨苍补蝉颈 (笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补, p. 490).鈥斺�楾he 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 should hold the hand including the thumb; the K峁triya girl should hold an arrow, the Vai艣ya girl, a goad; and the 艢奴诲谤补 girl, the hem of the garment.鈥�