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 11.35
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶掂た啶оぞ啶むぞ 啶多ぞ啶膏た啶むぞ 啶掂啷嵿い啶� 啶啶む啶班 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ 啶夃啷嵿く啶む 啷�
啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶曕啶多げ啶� 啶啶班啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶多啶粪啶曕ぞ啶� 啶椸た啶班ぎ啷�啶班く啷囙い啷� 啷� 啷┼カ 啷�vidh膩t膩 艣膩sit膩 vakt膩 maitro br膩hma峁嘺 ucyate |
tasmai n膩ku艣ala峁� br奴y膩nna 艣u峁膩峁� giram墨rayet || 35 ||The 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 is called the creator, the punisher, the teacher and the advisor; therefore one should not address unpleasant words to him, nor use any harsh words.鈥�(35)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
The meaning of this verse has been already explained before.
When a 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 is performing a malevolent rite, the King shall not utter any such 鈥�unpleasant words鈥� as 鈥榩unish him.鈥�
鈥�He shall not we harsh words.鈥欌�擳his prohibition refers also to remonstrance and censure.
Or, the meaning may be that鈥斺�榯he 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 shall not be ill-treated by men of any caste; since he is very powerful, by reason of his knowledge of the Vedas, and is capable of inflicting punishments by himself.鈥�
鈥�Creator鈥欌�攐f another King.
鈥�Punisher鈥欌赌攃丑补蝉迟颈蝉别谤.
鈥�Advisor鈥欌�攐ne who offers beneficial advice.
And since he is all this, he is a 鈥�benefactor.鈥�
Thus, being endowed with all kinds of power, he should not be disregarded as a weakling.鈥�(35)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
鈥�痴颈诲丑腻迟腻鈥�.鈥斺�楥reator鈥� (Medh膩tithi and N膩r膩ya峁嘺);鈥斺�榩erformer of the prescribed rites鈥� (Govindar膩ja and Kull奴ka);鈥斺�榦ne who is able to do, to undo and to change鈥� (R膩ghav膩nanda);鈥斺�榯he performer of magic rites鈥� (Nandana);鈥斺��艢腻蝉颈迟腻鈥�,鈥斺�楶unisher, controller, adviser鈥欌�攐f the king (Medh膩tithi),鈥斺�榦f his sons and pupils鈥� (Kull奴ka);鈥斺�榠nstructor in the sacred daw鈥� (N膩r膩ya峁嘺);鈥斺�榯he instigator of incantations鈥� (Nandana).
鈥�痴补办迟腻鈥�.鈥斺�極ne who gives wholesome advice鈥� (Medh膩tithi);鈥斺�榯he teacher鈥�, (Govindar膩ja and N膩r膩ya峁嘺);鈥斺�榯he expounder of the sacred law鈥� (Kull奴ka and R膩ghav膩nanda).
Comparative notes by various authors
(verses 11.31-35)
[See 9.290 above; and texts thereunder; also 9.313-321.]
See Comparative notes for Verse 11.31.