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 3.69
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶むぞ啶膏ぞ啶� 啶曕啶班ぎ啷囙ぃ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶距じ啶距 啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕啶む啶ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶す啶班啶粪た啶た啶� 啷�
啶啷嵿 啶曕ア啶啶むぞ 啶す啶距く啶溹啶炧ぞ啶� 啶啶班い啷嵿く啶灌 啶椸啶灌ぎ啷囙ぇ啶苦え啶距ぎ啷� 啷� 啷ク 啷�t膩s膩峁� krame峁嘺 sarv膩s膩峁� ni峁峁泃yartha峁� mahar峁bhi岣� |
pa帽ca k岣穚t膩 mah膩yaj帽膩岣� pratyaha峁� g峁沨amedhin膩m || 69 ||For the purpose of expiating all these in their course, the five great sacrifices have been ordained by the great sages, for householders (to be performed) daily.鈥�(69)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
鈥�Of these鈥欌赌� of the Hearth and the other 鈥榮laughter-houses.鈥�
鈥�For the purpose of expiating鈥欌赌�i.e., for the purpose of removing the evils proceeding from them.
鈥楥ourse鈥欌赌擳he 鈥榗ourse鈥� meant are鈥�smearing of the Hearth, scraping of the grinding-stone, and so forth.
鈥�Have been ordained by the great sages;鈥欌赌攈ave been declared as to be performed;鈥斺��the live great sacrifices,鈥� 鈥�for householders鈥欌赌�i.e., for persons who have entered the householder鈥檚 state鈥攖he term 鈥�grhamedha鈥� stands for the Householder鈥檚 state.
鈥�Daily鈥欌赌攁s no particular period has been specified, we gather that they are to be performed throughout life; and it is thus that their compulsory character becomes estsblished.
鈥�Great sacrifices鈥欌赌攖his is the name of the rites to be performed.鈥�(69)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补 (膧hnika, p. 389) quotes this along with the preceding verse.
Comparative notes by various authors
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (59.20).鈥斺�楩or the expiation of these, one should offer the sacrifices to Veda, Gods, Bh奴tas, Pit峁泂 and Men.鈥�
贬腻谤墨迟补 (痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补-膧hnika, p. 389).鈥斺�楾he Religious Students shake off the sins of three slaughterings by attending upon the Fire and upon the Teacher, and by Vedic Study; the Householders and the Recluses shake off the five by means of the five P膩kayaj帽as; the Renunciates shake off two by pure knowledge and by Meditation; there, is no shaking off of the slaughtering caused by the teeth.鈥�
厂补峁僾补谤迟补 (痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补-膧hnika, p. 387).鈥斺�楧uring the fifth part of the day, he shall make offerings to Gods, Pit峁泂, Men and Insects.鈥�
厂补峁僾补谤迟补. (痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补-膧hnika, p. 388).鈥斺�楧ay after day the twice-born shall perform the five great sacrifices; he shall never omit them.鈥�
痴测腻蝉补 (痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补-膧hnika, p. 388).鈥斺�楨ven in times of dire distress, he shall not omit the P膩kayaj帽as.鈥�
闯腻产腻濒颈 (痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补-膧hnika, p. 388).鈥斺�楧aily he should perform the worshipping of Gods and Pit峁泂, and offerings should be made to Men also.鈥�
Devala (痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补-膧hnika, p. 388).鈥斺�楬aving set up the Fire, he shall honour Gods, Pit峁泂, Sages, Guests and other strangers who come to him.鈥�