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 10.54 [Other Functions of the Mixed Castes]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶呧え啷嵿え啶啶粪ぞ啶� 啶ぐ啶距ぇ啷�啶ㄠ 啶︵啶 啶膏啶ぞ啶︵ 啶た啶ㄠ啶ㄠき啶距啶ㄠ 啷�
啶班ぞ啶む啶班 啶� 啶掂た啶氞ぐ啷囙く啷佮じ啷嵿い啷� 啶椸啶班ぞ啶啶粪 啶ㄠ啶班啶粪 啶� 啷� 啷オ 啷�anname峁Ｄ佱箖 par膩dh墨na峁� deya峁� sy膩d bhinnabh膩jane |
r膩trau na vicareyuste gr膩me峁 nagare峁 ca || 54 ||Their food should be given to them, through others, and in a broken dish; they shall not wander about in villages or cities during the night.鈥�(54)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
The householder shall not give the food with his own hands; he shall cause it to be given by his servants, in the manner described above.
The prohibition of wandering about at night in villages, and cities is with a view to prevent the chance of people being touched.鈥�(54)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
鈥淕ovindar膩ja and N膩r膩ya峁嘺 take the beginning of the verse differently鈥擳heir food shall be given to them by others in a broken vessel.鈥濃�擝uhler.