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 9.221
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶︵啶啶む 啶膏ぎ啶距す啷嵿さ啶 啶氞啶� 啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ 啶班ぞ啶粪啶熰啶班ぞ啶む啶ㄠた啶掂ぞ啶班く啷囙い啷� 啷�
啶班ぞ啶溹ぞ啶ㄠ啶む啶班ぃ啶距さ啷囙い啷� 啶︵啶掂 啶︵啶粪 啶啶ムた啶掂啶曕啶粪た啶むぞ啶 啷� 啷ㄠエ啷� 啷�dy奴ta峁� sam膩hvaya峁� caiva r膩j膩 r膩峁ａ弓r膩tniv膩rayet |
r膩j膩ntakara峁嚹乿etau dvau do峁u p峁泃hiv墨k峁t膩m || 221 ||The King shall exclude from his realm Gambling and Betting; these two evils bring about the destruction of the kingdoms of princes.鈥�(221)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
(verses 9.220-227)
(No B膩峁ya)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
Medh膩tithi appears (from his remarks on 228) to have intentionally omitted to comment on 221-227.
This verse is quoted in 痴颈惫腻诲补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补 (p. 611);鈥攊n 痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补 (R膩jan墨ti, p. 152);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. 880),
Comparative notes by various authors
(verses 9.221-222)
础谤迟丑补艣腻蝉迟谤补 (p. 111).鈥斺�楾he superintendent of gambling shall centralise gambling in one place;鈥攖his for the purpose of finding out criminals;鈥攐ne gambling in other places shall be find 12 笔补峁嘺蝉.鈥�
驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 (20.203).鈥斺�楪ambling shall he centralised in one place, for the purpose of finding out thieves.鈥�
叠峁沨补蝉辫补迟颈 (26.1-2).鈥斺�楪ambling has been prohibited by Manu, because it destroys truth, honesty and wealth. It has been permitted by others, when conducted so as to allow the King a share.鈥擨t shall take place under the superintendence
of keepers of gaming houses, as this serves the purpose of discovering thieves.鈥�
狈腻谤补诲补 (17.18).鈥斺�楾he gamblers shall pay to the King the share due to him and play in public; thus no wrong will be committed.鈥�
Do. (17.2).鈥斺�楾he master of the gaming house shall arrange the game and pay the stakes; the profit of this conductor shall he 10 per cent.鈥�
碍腻迟测腻测补苍补 (痴颈惫腻诲补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补, p. 612).鈥斺�楾he keeper of the gambling house shall arrange the gambling and pay the dues; and the interest he shall receive from the gamblers would be ten per cent.鈥�