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 8.187
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶呧啷嵿啶侧啶ㄠ啶� 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶掂た啶氞啶涏啶む 啶むぎ啶班啶ム 啶啶班啶むた啶啶班啶掂啶 啷�
啶掂た啶氞ぞ啶班啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く 啶掂ぞ 啶掂啶む啶む 啶膏ぞ啶啶ㄠ啶� 啶ぐ啶苦じ啶距ぇ啶啶む 啷� 啷оギ啷� 啷�acchalenaiva c膩nvicchet tamartha峁� pr墨tip奴rvakam |
vic膩rya tasya v膩 v峁泃ta峁� s膩mnaiva paris膩dhayet || 187 ||In doubtful cases he should try to obtain it without artifice and in a friendly manner; or having ascertained his character, he should settle the matter by gentle means.鈥�(187)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
(This verse, as also the 叠丑腻峁补 on it is wanting in Mandalik, S, N and I. O.)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
鈥淎ccording to N膩r膩ya峁嘺, the verse refers to cases where one believes a deposit to be with another but has not made it over himself; according to Govindar膩ja and Kull奴ka, to cases where there may be error. Govindar膩ja and Kull奴ka think that the person who should act in the manner described is the king, and they explain 鈥�anvicchet by 鈥榟e should decide.鈥� N膩r膩ya峁嘺 and R膩ghav膩nanda, on the other hand, think that the depositor should act thus.鈥濃�擝uhler.
This verse has been omitted entirely by Medh膩tithi; neither the verse nor its commentary is found in the Mss.
This verse is quoted in 痴颈惫腻诲补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补 (p. 94), according to which the verse refers to what the depositors should do; it means that 鈥榯he depository should keep the deposit honestly and lovingly; all the more so if the depositor is found to be a man of thoroughly good character.鈥�
It is also quoted in 笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补 (Vyavah膩ra, p. 209), which says that this lays down what should be done by the successor of the depositor, if the depository does not of his own accord, surrender the deposit, after the depositor鈥檚 death.
Comparative notes by various authors
叠峁沨补蝉辫补迟颈 (12.14).鈥斺�榃hen a dispute arises with regard to a deposit privately made, the performance of an ordeal is ordained for both parties, to establish the facts of the case.鈥�
狈腻谤补诲补 (2.11).鈥斺�楾he rightful owner shall try to recover the deposit amicably, without resorting to stratagems. Or, he shall explore the depositary鈥檚 mode of living and cause him to restore it by friendly expostulations.鈥�