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 9.206
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶掂た啶︵啶ぞ啶оえ啶� 啶む 啶う啷嵿く啶膏啶� 啶むい啷� 啶むじ啷嵿く啷堗さ 啶оえ啶� 啶さ啷囙い啷� 啷�
啶啶む啶班啶ぎ啷嬥う啷嵿さ啶距す啶苦啶� 啶氞啶� 啶ぞ啶о啶ぐ啷嵿啶苦啶啶� 啶� 啷� 啷ㄠウ啷� 啷�vidy膩dhana峁� tu yadyasya tat tasyaiva dhana峁� bhavet |
maitryamodv膩hika峁� caiva m膩dhuparkikameva ca || 206 ||The gains of learning shall be the sole property of the man by whom they have been acquired; as also friendly presents, marriage.鈥攑resents, and presents received in connection with the 鈥榟oney鈥攎ixture.鈥欌赌�(206)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
鈥�Learning鈥欌赌攖别补肠丑颈苍驳, etc., as also proficiency in an art.
鈥�Friendly presents鈥欌赌擯resents received from friends.
鈥�惭补谤谤颈补驳别鈥攑谤别蝉别苍迟蝉鈥欌赌攊n the shape of dowry and the like.
鈥�In connection with the honey-mixture鈥欌赌�i.e., in consideration of priestly functions. Though this also is a 鈥榞ain of learning,鈥� yet it has been mentioned separately, because it is obtained by means of the special kind of work of officiating at sacrifices.
鈥�Marriage鈥�presents鈥欌赌攕tand for all that is received from the father-in-law鈥檚 house. Others explain it to mean any presents that are made to one in connection with his marriage.鈥�(206)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
鈥淚nstances in which land was given as 痴颈诲测腻诲丑补苍补 occur in the inscriptions, see, e.g. Indian Antiquary XII, p. 195b, l. 6.鈥濃�擝uhler.
鈥�础耻诲惫腻丑颈办补尘鈥欌赌擭andana is misrepresented by Buhler; he says nothing about 鈥�蝉迟谤墨诲丑补苍补鈥� here.鈥斺�榃hat is received at one鈥檚 marriage from the bride鈥檚 relatives鈥� (Medh膩tithi and N膩r膩ya峁嘺),鈥攐r 鈥榝rom anybody鈥� (Medh膩tithi, 鈥榦thers鈥�).
鈥�惭腻诲丑耻辫补谤办颈办补尘鈥�.鈥斺�楩ee given for a sacrificial per formance鈥� (Medh膩tithi);鈥斺�榓ny present, e.g., a silver vase, received along with the Honey-mixture鈥� (Kull奴ka, N膩r膩ya峁嘺).
This verse is quoted in 痴颈惫腻诲补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补 (p. 499), which adds the following notes:鈥斺��痴颈诲测腻诲丑补苍补鈥� and 鈥�补耻诲惫腻丑颈办补鈥� are going to be described later on,鈥斺��Maitra鈥� is what isobtained from a friend,鈥斺��惭腻诲丑耻辫补谤办颈办补尘鈥� is what is obtained as a mark of respect at the time of the offering of the Honey-mixture,鈥斺��tasyaiva bhavet鈥� should be impartible;鈥攊n 顿腻测补办谤补尘补蝉补峁単谤补丑补 (p. 35);鈥攁nd in 痴测补惫补丑腻谤补-叠腻濒补尘产丑补峁弓墨 (p. 476).
It is quoted in 痴测补惫补丑腻谤补尘补测奴办丑补 (p. 55);鈥攊n 础辫补谤腻谤办补 (p. 724), to the effect that what one has acquired entirely by his learning he shall not give to his co-sharers;鈥攊n 痴颈惫腻诲补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄 (Calcutta, p. 135), which explains 鈥�maitram鈥� as 鈥榳hat has been obtained as a friendly present鈥�;鈥攁nd 鈥�惭腻诲丑耻辫补谤办颈办补尘鈥� as the 补谤丑补峁嚹� offerings received at the time of Madhuparka-offering;鈥攁nd by J墨m奴tav膩hana (顿腻测补产丑腻驳补, pp. 168 and 179).
Comparative notes by various authors
(verses 9.204-208)
See Comparative notes for Verse 9.204.