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 7.125
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶膏 啶啶曕啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶膏啶む啶班啶｀ぞ啶� 啶啶班啶粪啶啶ㄠじ啷嵿く 啶� 啷�
啶啶班い啷嵿く啶灌 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶啶︵ 啶掂啶む啶むた啶� 啶膏啶ムぞ啶ㄠ 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距え啷佮ぐ啷傕お啶む 啷� 啷оエ啷� 啷�r膩j膩 karmasu yukt膩n膩峁� str墨峁嚹佱箖 pre峁ajanasya ca |
pratyaha峁� kalpayed v峁泃ti峁� sth膩na峁� karm膩nur奴pata岣� || 125 ||For women employed in the King鈥檚 service and also for menial servants, he shall fix daily wages, in proportion to their position and work.鈥�(125)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
鈥�Employed鈥欌赌攁辫辫辞颈苍迟别诲;鈥斺赌�women鈥欌赌� slave-girls and others working in the inner apartments;鈥斺��of menial servants鈥欌赌攕uch, as bearers of palanquins and the like;鈥斺��he shall fix daily wages鈥�,鈥攁nd not fix an annual maintenance, in the form of villages, in whole or in part.
鈥�In proportion to their position and work鈥�. 鈥�Position鈥� stands for the principal duty, responsibility,鈥攕uch as keeping guard over the bed and so forth; and 鈥�work鈥欌赌�i.e. physical labour involved; the wages given should be in proportion to these. If the responsibility is great, even though the physical work in volved be little, the wages should be high; and if the responsibility is not great, even though the physical labour involved be great, the wages shall be low. This is what is meant by the wages being 鈥�in proportion to the position and work鈥�.鈥�(125)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse is quoted in 痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补 (R膩jan墨ti, pp. 251-252).
Comparative notes by various authors
础谤迟丑补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (Part II, p. 102)鈥斺�業n accordance with the resources of the kingdom he shall apportion the livelihood of his dependents; or he may provide this to the extent that may be necessary for retaining their services:鈥�48,000 辫补峁嘺蝉 should be set apart for the maintenance of priests, preceptors, chief-minister, army-commander, heir-apparent, queen-mother and queen, etc., etc.鈥�