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 5.29
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶氞ぐ啶距ぃ啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶ㄠぎ啶氞ぐ啶� 啶︵啶粪啶熰啶班た啶｀ぞ啶お啷嵿く啶︵啶粪啶熰啶班た啶｀ 啷�
啶呧す啶膏啶むぞ啶多啶� 啶膏す啶膏啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶多啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ啶� 啶氞啶� 啶啶班さ啶� 啷� 啷ㄠク 啷�car膩峁嚹乵annamacar膩 da峁冡梗峁璻i峁嚹乵apyada峁冡梗峁璻i峁嘺岣� |
ahast膩艣ca sahast膩n膩峁� 艣奴r膩峁嚹佱箖 caiva bh墨rava岣� || 29 ||The immobile is the food of the mobile; those devoid of fangs are the food of those endowed with fangs; those without hands are the food of those with hands; and cowards are the food of the brave.鈥�(29).
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
鈥�Mobile鈥�,鈥攖hose that are capable of walking and flying and are courageous and active; e.g. the kite, the mongoose and the rest.鈥擮f those the 鈥�immobile鈥欌�攍ethargic animals, such as the pigeon, the serpent and the like鈥攁re 鈥�the food.鈥�
Similarly 鈥�of those endowed with fangs,鈥欌赌�i.e. of the lion, the tiger, etc.,鈥斺��those devoid of fangs鈥欌赌攖丑别 Ruru, the 笔峁涐梗补迟 and the other kinds of deer鈥攁rc the 鈥�food.鈥�
鈥�Those without hands, serpents, fish and the like鈥攁re the food of 鈥�those with hands,鈥欌赌攐f the mongoose and the fisherman, etc.
鈥�Of the brave鈥欌�攐f those that are endowed with great courage鈥斺��cowards鈥欌�攖hose who are over-fond of life鈥攁re the food.
The meaning is that those possessed of inferior strength are killed for food鈥�(29).
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse is quoted in 痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补 (膧hnika, p. 527), which adds鈥攖he 鈥�cara鈥� are the deer and the rest,鈥攖he 鈥�acara鈥� grasses etc.,鈥斺��诲补尘峁ａ弓峁沶鈥�, the tiger and others, 鈥�a诲补尘峁ａ弓峁沶,鈥� the deer and the like,鈥斺��sahasta鈥� are men and the like,鈥攁nd 鈥�ahasta鈥� fish etc., 鈥�艣奴谤补鈥� are brave persons鈥攁nd 鈥�产丑墨谤耻鈥� are the timid.
Comparative notes by various authors
惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (12.99.15).鈥�(Reproduces the first half of Manu.)