विद्वद्भिः सेवितः सद्भिर् नित्यम् अद्वेषरागिभिः । हृदयेन-अभ्यनुज्ञातो यो धर्मस् तं निबोधत ॥
vidvadbhiḥ sevitaḥ sadbhir nityam a.dveṣa.rāgibhiḥ | hṛdayena-abhyanujñāto yo dharmas taṃ nibodhata ||
Learn that sacred law which is followed by men learned (in the Veda) and assented to in their hearts by the virtuous, who are ever exempt from hatred and inordinate affection.
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कामात्मता न प्रशस्ता न च-एव-इह-अस्त्य् अकामता । काम्यो हि वेदाधिगमः कर्मयोगश् च वैदिकः ॥
kāmātmatā na praśastā na ca-eva-iha-asty akāmatā | kāmyo hi vedādhigamaḥ karmayogaś ca vaidikaḥ ||
To act solely from a desire for rewards is not laudable, yet an exemption from that desire is not (to be found) in this (world): for on (that) desire is grounded the study of the Veda and the performance of the actions, prescribed by the Veda.
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संकल्पमूलः कामो वै यज्ञाः संकल्पसंभवाः । व्रतानि यमधर्माश् च सर्वे संकल्पजाः स्मृताः ॥
saṃkalpa.mūlaḥ kāmo vai yajñāḥ saṃkalpa.saṃbhavāḥ | vratāni yamadharmāś ca sarve saṃkalpajāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
The desire (for rewards), indeed, has its root in the conception that an act can yield them, and in consequence of (that) conception sacrifices are performed; vows and the laws prescribing restraints are all stated to be kept through the idea that they will bear fruit.
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अकामस्य क्रिया का चिद् दृश्यते न-इह कर्हि चित् । यद् यद्द् हि कुरुते किं चित् तत् तत् कामस्य चेष्टितम् ॥
a.kāmasya kriyā kā cid dṛśyate na-iha karhi cit | yad yadd hi kurute kiṃ cit tat tat kāmasya ceṣṭitam ||
Not a single act here (below) appears ever to be done by a man free from desire; for whatever (man) does, it is (the result of) the impulse of desire.
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तेषु सम्यग् वर्तमानो गच्छत्य् अमरलोकताम् । यथा संकल्पितांश् च-इह सर्वान् कामान् समश्नुते ॥
teṣu samyag vartamāno gacchaty amaralokatām | yathā saṃkalpitāṃś ca-iha sarvān kāmān samaśnute ||
He who persists in discharging these (prescribed duties) in the right manner, reaches the deathless
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वेदो ऽअखिलो धर्ममूलं स्मृतिशीले च तद्विदाम् । आचारश् च-एव साधूनाम् आत्मनस् तुष्टिर् एव च ॥
vedo 'akhilo dharmamūlaṃ smṛti.śīle ca tadvidām | ācāraś ca-eva sādhūnām ātmanas tuṣṭir eva ca ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
यः कश् चित् कस्य चिद् धर्मो मनुना परिकीर्तितः । स सर्वो ऽअभिहितो वेदे सर्वज्ञानमयो हि सः ॥
yaḥ kaś cit kasya cid dharmo manunā parikīrtitaḥ | sa sarvo 'abhihito vede sarvajñānamayo hi saḥ ||
Whatever law has been ordained for any (person) by Manu, that has been fully declared in the Veda: for that (sage was) omniscient.
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सर्वं तु समवेक्ष्य-इदं निखिलं ज्ञानचक्षुषा । श्रुतिप्रामाण्यतो विद्वान् स्वधर्मे निविशेत वै ॥
sarvaṃ tu samavekṣya-idaṃ nikhilaṃ jñānacakṣuṣā | śrutiprāmāṇyato vidvān svadharme niviśeta vai ||
But a learned man after fully scrutinising all this with the eye of knowledge, should, in accordance \ j( with the authority of the revealed texts, be intent on (the performance of) his duties.
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श्रुतिस्मृतिउदितं धर्मम् अनुतिष्ठन् हि मानवः । इह कीर्तिम् अवाप्नोति प्रेत्य च-अनुत्तमं सुखम् ॥
śruti.smṛti.uditaṃ dharmam anutiṣṭhan hi mānavaḥ | iha kīrtim avāpnoti pretya ca-anuttamaṃ sukham ||
For that man who obeys the law prescribed in the revealed texts and in the sacred tradition, gains fame in this (world) and after death unsurpassable bliss.
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श्रुतिस् तु वेदो विज्ञेयो धर्मशास्त्रं तु वै स्मृतिः । ते सर्वार्थेष्व् अमीमांस्ये ताभ्यां धर्मो हि निर्बभौ ॥
śrutis tu vedo vijñeyo dharmaśāstraṃ tu vai smṛtiḥ | te sarvārtheṣv a.mīmāṃsye tābhyāṃ dharmo hi nirbabhau ||
But by Śruti (revelation) is meant the Veda, and by Smrz'ti (tradition) the Institutes of the sacred law: those two must not be called into question in any matter, since from those two the sacred law shone forth.
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यो ऽअवमन्येत ते मूले हेतुशास्त्राश्रयाद् द्विजः । स साधुभिर् बहिष्कार्यो नास्तिको वेदनिन्दकः ॥
yo 'avamanyeta te mūle hetuśāstrāśrayād dvijaḥ | sa sādhubhir bahiṣkāryo nāstiko vedanindakaḥ ||
Every twice-born man, who, relying on the Institutes of dialectics, treats with contempt those two sources (of the law), must be cast out by the virtuous, as an atheist and a scorner of the Veda.
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वेदः स्मृतिः सदाचारः स्वस्य च प्रियम् आत्मनः । एतच् चतुर्विधं प्राहुः साक्षाद् धर्मस्य लक्षणम् ॥
vedaḥ smṛtiḥ sadācāraḥ svasya ca priyam ātmanaḥ | etac caturvidhaṃ prāhuḥ sākṣād dharmasya lakṣaṇam ||
The Veda, the sacred tradition, the customs of virtuous men, and one's own pleasure, they declare to be visibly the fourfold means of denning the sacred law.
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अर्थकामेष्व् असक्तानां धर्मज्ञानं विधीयते । धर्मं जिज्ञासमानानां प्रमाणं परमं श्रुतिः ॥
artha.kāmeṣv a.saktānāṃ dharmajñānaṃ vidhīyate | dharmaṃ jijñāsamānānāṃ pramāṇaṃ paramaṃ śrutiḥ ||
The knowledge of the sacred law is prescribed for those who are not given to the acquisition of wealth and to the gratification of their desires; to those who seek the knowledge of the sacred law the supreme authority is the revelation (.Sruti).
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श्रुतिद्वैधं तु यत्र स्यात् तत्र धर्माव् उभौ स्मृतौ । उभाव् अपि हि तौ धर्मौ सम्यग् उक्तौ मनीषिभिः ॥
śrutidvaidhaṃ tu yatra syāt tatra dharmāv ubhau smṛtau | ubhāv api hi tau dharmau samyag uktau manīṣibhiḥ ||
But when two sacred texts (.Sruti) are con-
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उदिते ऽअनुदिते च-एव समयाध्युषिते तथा । सर्वथा वर्तते यज्ञ इति-इयं वैदिकी श्रुतिः ॥
udite 'anudite ca-eva samayādhyuṣite tathā | sarvathā vartate yajña iti-iyaṃ vaidikī śrutiḥ ||
(Thus) the (Agnihotra) sacrifice maybe (optionally) performed, at any time after the sun has risen, before he has risen, or when neither sun nor stars are visible; that (is declared) by Vedic texts.
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निषेकआदिश्मशानअन्तो मन्त्रैर् यस्य-उदितो विधिः । तस्य शास्त्रे ऽअधिकारो ऽअस्मिञ् ज्ञेयो न-अन्यस्य कस्य चित् ॥
niṣeka.ādi.śmaśāna.anto mantrair yasya-udito vidhiḥ | tasya śāstre 'adhikāro 'asmiñ jñeyo na-anyasya kasya cit ||
Know that he for whom (the performance of) the ceremonies beginning with the rite of impregnation (Garbhadhana) and ending with the funeral rite (Antyeṣṭi) is prescribed, while sacred formulas are being recited, is entitled (to study) these Institutes, but no other man whatsoever.
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सरस्वतीदृशद्वत्योर् देवनद्योर् यद् अन्तरम् । तं देवनिर्मितं देशं ब्रह्मावर्तं प्रचक्षते ॥
sarasvatī.dṛśadvatyor devanadyor yad antaram | taṃ devanirmitaṃ deśaṃ brahmāvartaṃ pracakṣate ||
That land, created by the gods, which lies between the two divine rivers Sarasvati and Dnshadvati, the (sages) call Brahmavarta.
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तस्मिन् देशे य आचारः पारम्पर्यक्रमागतः । वर्णानां सअन्तरालानां स सदाचार उच्यते ॥
tasmin deśe ya ācāraḥ pāramparyakramāgataḥ | varṇānāṃ sa.antarālānāṃ sa sadācāra ucyate ||
The custom handed down in regular succession (since time immemorial) among the (four chief) castes (varṇa) and the mixed (races) of that country, is called the conduct of virtuous men.
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कुरुक्षेत्रं च मत्स्याश् च पञ्चालाः शूरसेनकाः । एष ब्रह्मर्षिदेशो वै ब्रह्मावर्ताद् अनन्तरः ॥
kurukṣetraṃ ca matsyāś ca pañcālāḥ śūrasenakāḥ | eṣa brahmarṣideśo vai brahmāvartād anantaraḥ ||
The plain of the Kurus, the (country of the) Matsyas, Pa/^alas, and 6urasenakas, these (form), indeed, the country of the Brahmarshisj(Brahmanical sages, which ranks) immediately after Brahmavarta.
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एतद् देशप्रसूतस्य सकाशाद् अग्रजन्मनः । स्वं स्वं चरित्रं शिक्षेरन् पृथिव्यां सर्वमानवाः ॥
etad deśaprasūtasya sakāśād agrajanmanaḥ | svaṃ svaṃ caritraṃ śikṣeran pṛthivyāṃ sarvamānavāḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
हिमवद्विन्ध्ययोर् मध्यं यत् प्राग् विनशनाद् अपि । प्रत्यग् एव प्रयागाच् च मध्यदेशः प्रकीर्तितः ॥
himavad.vindhyayor madhyaṃ yat prāg vinaśanād api | pratyag eva prayāgāc ca madhyadeśaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
आ समुद्रात् तु वै पूर्वाद् आ समुद्राच् च पश्चिमात् । तयोर् एव-अन्तरं गिर्योर् आर्यावर्तं विदुर् बुधाः ॥
ā samudrāt tu vai pūrvād ā samudrāc ca paścimāt | tayor eva-antaraṃ giryor āryāvartaṃ vidur budhāḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
कृष्णसारस् तु चरति मृगो यत्र स्वभावतः । स ज्ञेयो यज्ञियो देशो म्लेच्छदेशस् त्व् अतः परः ॥
kṛṣṇasāras tu carati mṛgo yatra svabhāvataḥ | sa jñeyo yajñiyo deśo mlecchadeśas tv ataḥ paraḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
एताण् द्विजातयो देशान् संश्रयेरन् प्रयत्नतः । शूद्रस् तु यस्मिन् कस्मिन् वा निवसेद् वृत्तिकर्शितः ॥ऽ[म्यस्मिंस् तस्मिन् वा ]
etāṇ dvijātayo deśān saṃśrayeran prayatnataḥ | śūdras tu yasmin kasmin vā nivased vṛttikarśitaḥ ||`[M.yasmiṃs tasmin vā ]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
एषा धर्मस्य वो योनिः समासेन प्रकीर्तिता । संभवश् च-अस्य सर्वस्य वर्णधर्मान् निबोधत ॥
eṣā dharmasya vo yoniḥ samāsena prakīrtitā | saṃbhavaś ca-asya sarvasya varṇadharmān nibodhata ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
वैदिकैः कर्मभिः पुण्यैर् निषेकादिर् द्विजन्मनाम् । कार्यः शरीरसंस्कारः पावनः प्रेत्य च-इह च ॥
vaidikaiḥ karmabhiḥ puṇyair niṣekādir dvijanmanām | kāryaḥ śarīrasaṃskāraḥ pāvanaḥ pretya ca-iha ca ||
With holy rites, prescribed by the Veda, must the ceremony on conception and other sacraments be performed for twice-born men, which sanctify the body and purify (from sin) in this (life) and after death.
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गार्भैर् होमैर् जातकर्मचौडमौञ्जीनिबन्धनैः । बैजिकं गार्भिकं च-एनो द्विजानाम् अपमृज्यते ॥
gārbhair homair jātakarma.cauḍa.mauñjī.nibandhanaiḥ | baijikaṃ gārbhikaṃ ca-eno dvijānām apamṛjyate ||
By burnt oblations during (the mother's) pregnancy, by the (Satakarman (the ceremony after birth), the Aauafa (tonsure), and the Mau/^ibandhana (the tying of the sacred girdle of Mu^a grass) is the taint, derived from both parents, removed from twice-born men.
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स्वाध्यायेन व्रतैर् होमैस् त्रैविद्येन-इज्यया सुतैः । महायज्ञैश् च यज्ञैश् च ब्राह्मी-इयं क्रियते तनुः ॥
svādhyāyena vratair homais traividyena-ijyayā sutaiḥ | mahāyajñaiś ca yajñaiś ca brāhmī-iyaṃ kriyate tanuḥ ||
By the study of the Veda, by vows, by burnt oblations, by (the recitation of) sacred texts, by the (acquisition of the) threefold sacred science, by offering (to the gods, Ṛṣis, and manes), by (the procreation of) sons, by the great sacrifices, and by (*Srauta) rites this (human) body is made fit for (union with) Brahman.
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प्राङ् नाभिवर्धनात् पुंसो जातकर्म विधीयते । मन्त्रवत् प्राशनं च-अस्य हिरण्यमधुसर्पिषाम् ॥
prāṅ nābhivardhanāt puṃso jātakarma vidhīyate | mantravat prāśanaṃ ca-asya hiraṇya.madhu.sarpiṣām ||
Before the navel-string is cut, the Catakarman (birth-rite) must be performed for a male (child); and while sacred formulas are being recited, he must be fed with gold, honey, and butter.
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नामधेयं दशम्यां तु द्वादश्यां वा-अस्य कारयेत् । पुण्ये तिथौ मुहूर्ते वा नक्षत्रे वा गुणान्विते ॥
nāmadheyaṃ daśamyāṃ tu dvādaśyāṃ vā-asya kārayet | puṇye tithau muhūrte vā nakṣatre vā guṇānvite ||
But let (the father perform or) cause to be performed the Namadheya (the rite of naming the child), on the tenth or twelfth (day after birth), or on a lucky lunar day, in a lucky muhurta, under an auspicious constellation.
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मङ्गल्यं ब्राह्मणस्य स्यात् क्षत्रियस्य बलान्वितम् । वैश्यस्य धनसंयुक्तं शूद्रस्य तु जुगुप्सितम् ॥
maṅgalyaṃ brāhmaṇasya syāt kṣatriyasya balānvitam | vaiśyasya dhanasaṃyuktaṃ śūdrasya tu jugupsitam ||
Let (the first part of) a Brāhmaṇa's name (denote something) auspicious, a Kshatriya's be connected with power, and a Vaisya's with wealth, but a 6udra's (express something) contemptible. y
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शर्मवद् ब्राह्मणस्य स्याद् राज्ञो रक्षासमन्वितम् । [म्राज्ञा ?] वैश्यस्य पुष्टिसंयुक्तं शूद्रस्य प्रेष्यसंयुतम् ॥
śarmavad brāhmaṇasya syād rājño rakṣāsamanvitam | [M.rājñā ?] vaiśyasya puṣṭi.saṃyuktaṃ śūdrasya preṣyasaṃyutam ||
(The second part of) a Brāhmaṇa's (name) shall be (a word) implying happiness, of a Kshatriya's (a word) implying protection, of a Vaiśya's (a term) expressive of thriving, and of a Śudra's (an expression) denoting service. ^^. The names of women should be easy to pronounce, not imply anything dreadful, possess a plain meaning, be pleasing and auspicious, end in long vowels, and contain a word of benediction. that the last two substances only are to be given to the child, after they have been touched with a piece of gold, or a golden ring.
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स्त्रीणां सुखौद्यम् अक्रूरं विस्पष्टअर्थं मनोहरम् । मङ्गल्यं दीर्घवर्णअन्तम् आशीर्वादअभिधानवत् ॥
strīṇāṃ sukha.udyam a.krūraṃ vispaṣṭa.arthaṃ manoharam | maṅgalyaṃ dīrghavarṇa.antam āśīrvāda.abhidhānavat ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
चतुर्थे मासि कर्तव्यं शिशोर् निष्क्रमणं गृहात् । षष्ठे ऽअन्नप्राशनं मासि यद् वा-इष्टं मङ्गलं कुले ॥
caturthe māsi kartavyaṃ śiśor niṣkramaṇaṃ gṛhāt | ṣaṣṭhe 'annaprāśanaṃ māsi yad vā-iṣṭaṃ maṅgalaṃ kule ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
चूडाकर्म द्विजातीनां सर्वेषाम् एव धर्मतः । प्रथमे ऽअब्दे तृतीये वा कर्तव्यं श्रुतिचोदनात् ॥ [म्श्रुतिनोदनात्]
cūḍākarma dvijātīnāṃ sarveṣām eva dharmataḥ | prathame 'abde tṛtīye vā kartavyaṃ śruticodanāt || [M.śrutinodanāt]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
गर्भाष्टमे ऽअब्दे कुर्वीत) ब्राह्मणस्य-उपनायनम् । गर्भाद् एकादशे राज्ञो गर्भात् तु द्वादशे विशः ॥
garbhāṣṭame 'abde kurvīta) brāhmaṇasya-upanāyanam | garbhād ekādaśe rājño garbhāt tu dvādaśe viśaḥ ||
In the eighth year after conception, one should perform the initiation (upanayana) of a Brāhmaṇa, in the eleventh after conception (that) of a Kshatriya, but in the twelfth that of a Vaiiya.
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ब्रह्मवर्चसकामस्य कार्यो विप्रस्य पञ्चमे । राज्ञो बलअर्थिनः षष्ठे वैश्यस्य-इह-अर्थिनो ऽअष्टमे ॥
brahmavarcasa.kāmasya kāryo viprasya pañcame | rājño bala.arthinaḥ ṣaṣṭhe vaiśyasya-iha-arthino 'aṣṭame ||
(The initiation) of a Brahma;za who desires proficiency in sacred learning should take place in the fifth (year after conception), (that) of a Kshatriya who wishes to become powerful in the sixth, (and that) of a Vaisya who longs for (success in his) business in the eighth.
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आ षोदशाद् ब्राह्मणस्य सावित्री न-अतिवर्तते) । आ द्वाविंशात् क्षत्रबन्धोर् आ चतुर्विंशतेर् विशः ॥
ā ṣodaśād brāhmaṇasya sāvitrī na-ativartate) | ā dvāviṃśāt kṣatrabandhor ā caturviṃśater viśaḥ ||
The (time for the) Savitri (initiation) of a difference between ' auspiciousness' (mahgala) and 'benediction' (anrvada), and that the latter word has been added merely in order to complete the verse.
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अत ऊर्ध्वं त्रयो ऽअप्य् एते यथाकालम् असंस्कृताः । सावित्रीपतिता व्रात्या भवन्त्य्) आर्यविगर्हिताः ॥
ata ūrdhvaṃ trayo 'apy ete yathākālam a.saṃskṛtāḥ | sāvitrīpatitā vrātyā bhavanty) āryavigarhitāḥ ||
After those (periods men of) these three (castes) who have not received the sacrament at the proper time, become Vratyas (outcasts), excluded from the Savitri (initiation) and despised by the Aryans.
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न-एतैर् अपूतैर् विधिवद् आपद्य् अपि हि कर्हि चित् । ब्राह्मान् यौनांश् च संबन्धान् न-आचरेद्) ब्राह्मणः सह ॥ [म्ब्राह्मणैः सह ]
na-etair a.pūtair vidhivad āpady api hi karhi cit | brāhmān yaunāṃś ca saṃbandhān na-ācared) brāhmaṇaḥ saha || [M.brāhmaṇaiḥ saha ]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
कार्ष्णरौरवबास्तानि चर्माणि ब्रह्मचारिणः । वसीरन्न्) आनुपूर्व्येण शाणक्षौमआविकानि च ॥
kārṣṇa.raurava.bāstāni carmāṇi brahmacāriṇaḥ | vasīrann) ānupūrvyeṇa śāṇa.kṣauma.āvikāni ca ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
मौञ्जी त्रिवृत् समा श्लक्ष्णा कार्या विप्रस्य मेखला । क्षत्रियस्य तु मौर्वी ज्या वैश्यस्य शणतान्तवी ॥
mauñjī trivṛt samā ślakṣṇā kāryā viprasya mekhalā | kṣatriyasya tu maurvī jyā vaiśyasya śaṇatāntavī ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
मुञ्जालाभे तु कर्तव्याः) कुशअश्मन्तकबल्वजैः । त्रिवृता ग्रन्थिना-एकेन त्रिभिः पञ्चभिर् एव वा ॥
muñjālābhe tu kartavyāḥ) kuśa.aśmantaka.balvajaiḥ | trivṛtā granthinā-ekena tribhiḥ pañcabhir eva vā ||
If Mu»/a grass (and so forth) be not procurable, (the girdles) may be made of Kara, Asmantaka, and Balba^a (fibres), with a single threefold knot, or with three or five (knots according to the custom of the family).
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कार्पासम् उपवीतं स्याद्) विप्रस्य-ऊर्ध्ववृतं त्रिवृत् । शणसूत्रमयं राज्ञो वैश्यस्य-आविकसौत्रिकम् ॥
kārpāsam upavītaṃ syād) viprasya-ūrdhvavṛtaṃ trivṛt | śaṇa.sūtramayaṃ rājño vaiśyasya-āvikasautrikam ||
The sacrificial string of a Brāhmaṇa shall be made of cotton, (shall be) twisted to the right, (and consist) of three threads, that of a Kshatriya of hempen threads, (and) that of a Vaiśya of woollen threads.
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ब्राह्मणो बैल्वपालाशौ क्षत्रियो वाटखादिरौ । पैलवऔदुम्बरौ वैश्यो दण्डान् अर्हन्ति) धर्मतः ॥
brāhmaṇo bailva.pālāśau kṣatriyo vāṭa.khādirau | pailava.audumbarau vaiśyo daṇḍān arhanti) dharmataḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
केशान्तिको ब्राह्मणस्य दण्डः कार्यः) प्रमाणतः । ललाटसम्मितो राज्ञः स्यात्) तु नासान्तिको विशः ॥
keśāntiko brāhmaṇasya daṇḍaḥ kāryaḥ) pramāṇataḥ | lalāṭasammito rājñaḥ syāt) tu nāsāntiko viśaḥ ||
The staff of a Brāhmaṇa shall be made of such length as to reach the end of his hair; that of a Kshatriya, to reach his forehead; (and) that of a Vaiśya, to reach (the tip of his) nose.
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ऋजवस् ते तु सर्वे स्युर्) अव्रणाः सौम्यदर्शनाः । अनुद्वेगकरा न्क़्णां सत्वचो ऽअनग्निदूषिताः ॥
ṛjavas te tu sarve syur) a.vraṇāḥ saumya.darśanāḥ | an.udvegakarā nqṇāṃ sa.tvaco 'anagnidūṣitāḥ ||
Let all the staves be straight, without a blemish, handsome to look at, not likely to terrify men, with their bark perfect, unhurt by fire.
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प्रतिगृह्य)-ईप्सितं दण्डम् उपस्थाय) च भास्करम् । प्रदक्षिणं परीत्य)-अग्निं चरेद्) भैक्षं यथाविधि ॥
pratigṛhya)-īpsitaṃ daṇḍam upasthāya) ca bhāskaram | pradakṣiṇaṃ parītya)-agniṃ cared) bhaikṣaṃ yathāvidhi ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
भवत्पूर्वं चरेद्) भैक्षम् उपनीतो द्विजोत्तमः । भवन्मध्यं तु राजन्यो वैश्यस् तु भवदुत्तरम् ।
bhavat.pūrvaṃ cared) bhaikṣam upanīto dvijottamaḥ | bhavan.madhyaṃ tu rājanyo vaiśyas tu bhavad.uttaram |
An initiated Brāhmaṇa should beg, beginning (his request with the word) lady (bhavati); a Kshatriya, placing (the word) lady in the middle, but a Vaiśya, placing it at the end (of the formula).
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मातरं वा स्वसारं वा मातुर् वा भगिनीं निजाम् । भिक्षेत) भिक्षाम् प्रथमं या च-एनं न-अवमानयेत्) ॥
mātaraṃ vā svasāraṃ vā mātur vā bhaginīṃ nijām | bhikṣeta) bhikṣām prathamaṃ yā ca-enaṃ na-avamānayet) ||
Let him first beg food of his mother, or of his sister, or of his own maternal aunt, or of (some other) female who will not disgrace him (by a refusal).
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समाहृत्य) तु तद् भैक्षं यावदन्नम् अमायया । [म्यावदर्थम् ] निवेद्य) गुरवे ऽअश्नीयाद्) आचम्य) प्राङ्मुखः शुचिः ॥
samāhṛtya) tu tad bhaikṣaṃ yāvadannam a.māyayā | [M.yāvadartham ] nivedya) gurave 'aśnīyād) ācamya) prāṅmukhaḥ śuciḥ ||
Having collected as much food as is required (from several persons), and having announced it without guile to his teacher, let him eat, turning his face towards the east, and having purified himself by sipping water.
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आयुष्यं प्राङ्मुखो भुङ्क्ते) यशस्यं दक्षिणामुखः । श्रियं प्रत्यङ्मुखो भुङ्क्ते) ऋतं भुङ्क्ते) ह्य् उदङ्मुखः ॥
āyuṣyaṃ prāṅ.mukho bhuṅkte) yaśasyaṃ dakṣiṇā.mukhaḥ | śriyaṃ pratyaṅ.mukho bhuṅkte) ṛtaṃ bhuṅkte) hy udaṅ.mukhaḥ ||
(His meal will procure) long life, if he eats facing the east; fame, if he turns to the south; prosperity, if he turns to the west; truthfulness, if he faces the east.
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उपस्पृश्य) द्विजो नित्यम् अन्नम् अद्यात्) समाहितः । भुक्त्वा) च-उपस्पृशेत्) सम्यग् अद्भिः खानि च संस्पृशेत्) ॥
upaspṛśya) dvijo nityam annam adyāt) samāhitaḥ | bhuktvā) ca-upaspṛśet) samyag adbhiḥ khāni ca saṃspṛśet) ||
Let a twice-born man always eat his food with concentrated mind, after performing an ablution; and after he has eaten, let him duly cleanse himself with water and sprinkle the cavities (of his head).
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पूजयेद्) अशनं नित्यम् अद्याच्) च-एतद् अकुत्सयन्) । दृष्ट्वा) हृष्येत्) प्रसीदेच्) च प्रतिनन्देच्) च सर्वशः ॥
pūjayed) aśanaṃ nityam adyāc) ca-etad a.kutsayan) | dṛṣṭvā) hṛṣyet) prasīdec) ca pratinandec) ca sarvaśaḥ ||
Let him always worship his food, and eat it without contempt; when he sees it, let him rejoice, r> 2-3; 3> Il'f
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पूजितं ह्य् अशनं नित्यं बलम् ऊर्जं च यच्छति) । अपूजितं तु तद् भुक्तम् उभयं नाशयेद्) इदम् ॥
pūjitaṃ hy aśanaṃ nityaṃ balam ūrjaṃ ca yacchati) | a.pūjitaṃ tu tad bhuktam ubhayaṃ nāśayed) idam ||
Food, that is always worshipped, gives strength and manly vigour; but eaten irreverently, it destroys them both.
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न-उच्छिष्टं कस्य चिद् दद्यान्) न-अद्याद्) एतत् तथा-अन्तरा । न च-एव-अत्यशनं कुर्यान्) न च-उच्छिष्टः क्व चिद् व्रजेत्) ॥
na-ucchiṣṭaṃ kasya cid dadyān) na-adyād) etat tathā-antarā | na ca-eva-atyaśanaṃ kuryān) na ca-ucchiṣṭaḥ kva cid vrajet) ||
Let him not give to any man what he leaves, and beware of eating between (the two meal-times); let him not over-eat himself, nor go anywhere without having purified himself (after his meal).
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अनारोग्यम् अनायुष्यम् अस्वर्ग्यं च-अतिभोजनम् । अपुण्यं लोकविद्विष्टं तस्मात् तत् परिवर्जयेत्) ॥
an.ārogyam an.āyuṣyam a.svargyaṃ ca-atibhojanam | apuṇyaṃ lokavidviṣṭaṃ tasmāt tat parivarjayet) ||
Excessive eating is prejudicial to health, to fame, and to (bliss in) heaven; it prevents (the acquisition of) spiritual merit, and is odious among men; one ought, for these reasons, to avoid it carefully.
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ब्राह्मेण विप्रस् तीर्थेन नित्यकालम् उपस्पृशेत्) । कायत्रैदशिकाभ्यां वा न पित्र्येण कदा चन ॥
brāhmeṇa vipras tīrthena nityakālam upaspṛśet) | kāya.traidaśikābhyāṃ vā na pitryeṇa kadā cana ||
Let a Brāhmaṇa always sip water out of the part of the hand (tirtha) sacred to Brahman, or out of that sacred to Ka (Prajāpati), or out of (that) sacred to the gods, never out of that sacred to the manes.
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अङ्गुष्ठमूलस्य तले ब्राह्मं तीर्थं प्रचक्षते) । कायम् अङ्गुलिमूले ऽअग्रे देवं पित्र्यं तयोर् अधः ॥
aṅguṣṭhamūlasya tale brāhmaṃ tīrthaṃ pracakṣate) | kāyam aṅgulimūle 'agre devaṃ pitryaṃ tayor adhaḥ ||
They call (the part) at the root of the thumb the tirtha sacred to Brahman, that at the root of the
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त्रिर् आचामेद्) अपः पूर्वं द्विः प्रमृज्यात्) ततो मुखम् । खानि च-एव स्पृशेद्) अद्भिर् आत्मानं शिर एव च ॥
trir ācāmed) apaḥ pūrvaṃ dviḥ pramṛjyāt) tato mukham | khāni ca-eva spṛśed) adbhir ātmānaṃ śira eva ca ||
Let him first sip water thrice; next twice wipe his mouth; and, lastly, touch with water the cavities (of the head), (the seat of) the soul and the head.
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अनुष्णाभिर् अफेनाभिर् अद्भिस् तीर्थेन धर्मवित् । शौचईप्सुः सर्वदा-आचामेद्) एकान्ते प्रागुदङ्मुखः ॥
an.uṣṇābhir a.phenābhir adbhis tīrthena dharmavit | śauca.īpsuḥ sarvadā-ācāmed) ekānte prāg.udaṅ.mukhaḥ ||
He who knows the sacred law and seeks purity shall always perform the rite of sipping with water neither hot nor frothy, with the (prescribed) tirtha, in a lonely place, and turning to the east or to the north.
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हृद्गाभिः पूयते) विप्रः कण्ठगाभिस् तु भूमिपः । वैश्यो ऽअद्भिः प्राशिताभिस् तु शूद्रः स्पृष्टाभिर् अन्ततः ॥
hṛdgābhiḥ pūyate) vipraḥ kaṇṭhagābhis tu bhūmipaḥ | vaiśyo 'adbhiḥ prāśitābhis tu śūdraḥ spṛṣṭābhir antataḥ ||
A Brahma;za is purified by water that reaches his heart, a Kshatriya by water reaching his throat, a Vaiśya by water taken into his mouth, (and) a.5udra by water touched with the extremity (of his lips).
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उद्धृते दक्षिने पाणाव् उपवीती-उच्यते) द्विजः । सव्ये प्राचीनावीती निवीती कण्ठसज्जने ॥
uddhṛte dakṣine pāṇāv upavītī-ucyate) dvijaḥ | savye prācīnāvītī nivītī kaṇṭhasajjane ||
A twice-born man is called upavitin when his right arm is raised (and the sacrificial string or the dress, passed under it, rests on the left shoulder); (when his) left (arm) is raised (and the string, or the dress, passed under it, rests on the right shoulder, he is called) pra^inavitin; and nivitin when it hangs down (straight) from the neck.
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मेखलाम् अजिनं दण्डम् उपवीतं कमण्डलुम् । अप्सु प्रास्य) विनष्टानि गृह्णीत)-अन्यानि मन्त्रवत् ॥
mekhalām ajinaṃ daṇḍam upavītaṃ kamaṇḍalum | apsu prāsya) vinaṣṭāni gṛhṇīta)-anyāni mantravat ||
His girdle, the skin (which serves as his upper garment), his staff, his sacrificial thread, (and) his water-pot he must throw into water, when they have been damaged, and take others, reciting sacred formulas.
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केशान्तः षोडशे वर्षे ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते) । राजन्यबन्धोर् द्वाविंशे वैश्यस्य द्व्यधिके मतः ॥
keśāntaḥ ṣoḍaśe varṣe brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate) | rājanyabandhor dvāviṃśe vaiśyasya dvyadhike mataḥ ||
(The ceremony called) Keranta (clipping the hair) is ordained for a Brāhmaṇa in the sixteenth year (from conception); for a Kshatriya, in the twenty-second; and for a Vaiśya, two (years) later than that.
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अमन्त्रिका तु कार्या)-इयं स्त्रीणाम् आवृद् अशेषतः । संस्कारार्थं शरीरस्य यथाकालं यथाक्रमम् ॥
a.mantrikā tu kāryā)-iyaṃ strīṇām āvṛd aśeṣataḥ | saṃskārārthaṃ śarīrasya yathākālaṃ yathākramam ||
This whole series (of ceremonies) must be performed for females (also), in order to sanctify the body, at the proper time and in the proper order, but without (the recitation of) sacred texts. J. The nuptial ceremony is stated to be the Vedic sacrament for women (and to be equal to the initiation), serving the husband (equivalent to) the residence in (the house of the) teacher, and the household duties (the same) as the (daily) worship of the sacred fire.
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वैवाहिको विधिः स्त्रीणां संस्कारो वैदिकः स्मृतः । पतिसेवा गुरौ वासो गृहार्थो ऽअग्निपरिक्रिया ॥
vaivāhiko vidhiḥ strīṇāṃ saṃskāro vaidikaḥ smṛtaḥ | patisevā gurau vāso gṛhārtho 'agni.parikriyā ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
एष प्रोक्तो) द्विजातीनाम् औपनायनिको विधिः । उत्पत्तिव्यञ्जकः पुण्यः कर्मयोगं निबोधत) ॥
eṣa prokto) dvijātīnām aupanāyaniko vidhiḥ | utpatti.vyañjakaḥ puṇyaḥ karmayogaṃ nibodhata) ||
Thus has been described the rule for the initiation of the twice-born, which indicates a (new) birth, and sanctifies; learn (now) to what duties they must afterwards apply themselves.
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उपनीय) गुरुः शिष्यं शिक्षयेत्)-शौचम् आदितः । आचारम् अग्निकार्यं च संध्याउपासनम् एव च ॥
upanīya) guruḥ śiṣyaṃ śikṣayet)-śaucam āditaḥ | ācāram agnikāryaṃ ca saṃdhyā.upāsanam eva ca ||
Having performed the (rite of) initiation, the teacher must first instruct the (pupil) in (the rules of) personal purification, of conduct, of the fire-worship, and of the twilight devotions.
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अध्येष्यमाणस्) त्व् आचान्तो) यथाशास्त्रम् उदङ्मुखः । ब्रह्माञ्जलिकृतो ऽअध्याप्यो) लघुवासा जितैन्द्रियः ॥
adhyeṣyamāṇas) tv ācānto) yathāśāstram udaṅ.mukhaḥ | brahmāñjali.kṛto 'adhyāpyo) laghu.vāsā jita.indriyaḥ ||
But (a student) who is about to begin the study (of the Veda), shall receive instruction, after he has sipped water in accordance with the Institutes (of the sacred law), has made the Brahma^fali, (has put on) a clean dress, and has brought his organs under due control.
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ब्रह्मारम्भे ऽअवसाने च पादौ ग्राह्यौ) गुरोः सदा । संहत्य) हस्ताव् अध्येयं) स हि ब्रह्माञ्जलिः स्मृतः ॥
brahmārambhe 'avasāne ca pādau grāhyau) guroḥ sadā | saṃhatya) hastāv adhyeyaṃ) sa hi brahmāñjaliḥ smṛtaḥ ||
At the beginning and at the end of (a lesson in the) Veda he must always clasp both the feet of his teacher, (and) he must study, joining his hands; that is called the Brahma^ali (joining the palms for the sake of the Veda).
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व्यत्यस्तपाणिना कार्यम्) उपसंग्रहणं गुरोः । सव्येन सव्यः स्प्रष्टव्यो) दक्षिणेन च दक्षिणः ॥
vyatyasta.pāṇinā kāryam) upasaṃgrahaṇaṃ guroḥ | savyena savyaḥ spraṣṭavyo) dakṣiṇena ca dakṣiṇaḥ ||
With crossed hands he must clasp (the feet) of the teacher, and touch the left (foot) with his left (hand), the right (foot) with his right (hand).
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अध्येष्यमाणं तु गुरुर् नित्यकालम् अतन्द्रितः । अधीष्व) भो इति ब्रूयाद्) विरामो ऽअस्त्व्) इति च-आरमेत्) ॥
adhyeṣyamāṇaṃ tu gurur nityakālam a.tandritaḥ | adhīṣva) bho iti brūyād) virāmo 'astv) iti ca-āramet) ||
But to him who is about to begin studying, the teacher, always unwearied, must say: Ho, recite! He shall leave off (when the teacher says): Let a stoppage take place!
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ब्रह्मनः प्रणवं कुर्याद्) आदाव् अन्ते च सर्वदा । स्रवत्य्) अन्ॐकृतं पूर्वं परस्ताच् च विशीर्यति) ॥
brahmanaḥ praṇavaṃ kuryād) ādāv ante ca sarvadā | sravaty) an.oṃkṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ parastāc ca viśīryati) ||
Let him always pronounce the syllable Om at the beginning and at the end of (a lesson in) the Veda; (for) unless the syllable Om precede (the lesson) will slip away (from him), and unless it follow it will fade away.
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प्राक्कूलान् पर्युपासीनः) पवित्रैश् च-एव पावितः) । प्राणायामैस् त्रिभिः पूतस् तत ओम्कारम् अर्हति) ॥
prāk.kūlān paryupāsīnaḥ) pavitraiś ca-eva pāvitaḥ) | prāṇāyāmais tribhiḥ pūtas tata oM.kāram arhati) ||
Seated on (blades of Kusa grass) with their points to the east, purified by Pavitras (blades of Kusa grass), and sanctified by three suppressions of the breath (Prāṇāyāma), he is worthy (to pronounce) the syllable Om.
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अकारं च-अप्य् उकारं च मकारं च प्रजापतिः । वेदत्रयात्-निरदुहद्) भूर् भुवः स्वर् इति-इति च ॥
a.kāraṃ ca-apy u.kāraṃ ca ma.kāraṃ ca prajāpatiḥ | vedatrayāt-niraduhad) bhūr bhuvaḥ svar iti-iti ca ||
Prajāpati (the lord of creatures) milked out (as it were) from the three Vedas the sounds A, U, and M, and (the Vyahmis) BhM, Bhuva^, Sva^. yy. Moreover from the three Vedas Prajāpati, who dwells in the highest heaven (Parameṣṭhin), milked out (as it were) that iv^'k-verse, sacred to Savitrz (Savitri), which begins with the word tad, one foot from each.
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त्रिभ्य एव तु वेदेभ्यः पादं पादम् अदूदुहत्) । तद् इत्य् ऋचो ऽअस्याः सावित्र्याः परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिः ॥
tribhya eva tu vedebhyaḥ pādaṃ pādam adūduhat) | tad ity ṛco 'asyāḥ sāvitryāḥ parameṣṭhī prajāpatiḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
एतद् अक्षरम् एतां च जपन्) व्याहृतिपूर्विकाम् । संध्ययोर् वेदविद् विप्रो वेदपुण्येन युज्यते) ॥
etad akṣaram etāṃ ca japan) vyāhṛti.pūrvikām | saṃdhyayor vedavid vipro vedapuṇyena yujyate) ||
A Brāhmaṇa, learned in the Veda, who recites during both twilights that syllable and that (verse), preceded by the Vyahmis, gains the (whole) merit which (the recitation of) the Vedas confers.
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सहस्रकृत्वस् त्व् अभ्यस्य) बहिर् एतत् त्रिकं द्विजः । महतो ऽअप्य् एनसो मासात् त्वचा-इव-अहिर् विमुच्यते) ॥
sahasrakṛtvas tv abhyasya) bahir etat trikaṃ dvijaḥ | mahato 'apy enaso māsāt tvacā-iva-ahir vimucyate) ||
A twice-born man who (daily) repeats those three one thousand times outside (the village), will be freed after a month even from great guilt, as a snake from its slough.
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एतया-ऋचा विसंयुक्तः) काले च क्रियया स्वया । ब्रह्मक्षत्रियविश्योनिर् गर्हणां याति) साधुषु ॥
etayā-ṛcā visaṃyuktaḥ) kāle ca kriyayā svayā | brahma.kṣatriya.viś.yonir garhaṇāṃ yāti) sādhuṣu ||
The Brahma;za, the Kshatriya, and the Vaijya who neglect (the recitation of) that 7^'k-verse and the and that one speaks also of the vLraraTza, i.e. the spoiling of boiled milk.
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ओम्कारपूर्विकास् तिस्रो महाव्याहृतयो ऽअव्ययाः । [मोङ्कार।] त्रिपदा च-एव सावित्री विज्ञेयं ब्रह्मणो मुखम् ॥
oM.kāra.pūrvikās tisro mahāvyāhṛtayo 'avyayāḥ | [M.oṅkāra.] tri.padā ca-eva sāvitrī vijñeyaṃ brahmaṇo mukham ||
Know that the three imperishable Mahavyahrztis, preceded by the syllable Om, and (followed) by the three-footed Savitri are the portal of the Veda and the gate leading (to union with) Brahman.
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यो ऽअधीते) ऽअहन्य् अहन्य् एतां त्रीणि वर्षाण्य् अतन्द्रितः । स ब्रह्म परम् अभ्येति) वायुभूतः खमूर्तिमान् ॥
yo 'adhīte) 'ahany ahany etāṃ trīṇi varṣāṇy a.tandritaḥ | sa brahma param abhyeti) vāyubhūtaḥ kha.mūrtimān ||
He who daily recites that (verse), untired, during three years, will enter (after death) the highest Brahman, move as free as air, and assume an ethereal form.
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एकाक्षरं परं ब्रह्म प्राणायामः परं तपः । सावित्र्यास् तु परं न-अस्ति) मौनात् सत्यं विशिष्यते) ॥
ekākṣaraṃ paraṃ brahma prāṇāyāmaḥ paraṃ tapaḥ | sāvitryās tu paraṃ na-asti) maunāt satyaṃ viśiṣyate) ||
The monosyllable (Om) is the highest Brahman, (three) suppressions of the breath are the best (form of) austerity, but nothing surpasses the Savitri; truthfulness is better than silence.
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क्षरन्ति) सर्वा वैदिक्यो जुहोतियजतिक्रियाः । अक्षरं दुष्करं ज्ञेयं ब्रह्म च-एव प्रजापतिः ॥ [म्। अक्षरं त्व् अक्षरं ज्ञेयं]
kṣaranti) sarvā vaidikyo juhoti.yajati.kriyāḥ | akṣaraṃ duṣkaraṃ jñeyaṃ brahma ca-eva prajāpatiḥ || [M. akṣaraṃ tv akṣaraṃ jñeyaṃ]
All rites ordained in the Veda, burnt oblations and (other) sacrifices, pass away; but know that the syllable (Om) is imperishable, and (it is) Brahman, (and) the Lord of creatures (Prajāpati).
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विधियज्ञाज् जपयज्ञो विशिष्टो दशभिर् गुणैः । उपांशुः स्यात्)-शतगुणः साहस्रो मानसः स्मृतः ॥
vidhiyajñāj japayajño viśiṣṭo daśabhir guṇaiḥ | upāṃśuḥ syāt)-śataguṇaḥ sāhasro mānasaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
An offering, consisting of muttered prayers, is ten times more efficacious than a sacrifice performed
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ये पाकयज्ञास् चत्वारो विधियज्ञसमन्विताः । सर्वे ते जपयज्ञस्य कलां न-अर्हन्ति) षोडशीम् ॥
ye pākayajñās catvāro vidhiyajñasamanvitāḥ | sarve te japayajñasya kalāṃ na-arhanti) ṣoḍaśīm ||
The four Pakaya^/zas and those sacrifices which are enjoined by the rules (of the Veda) are all together not equal in value to a sixteenth part of the sacrifice consisting of muttered prayers. j. But, undoubtedly, a Brāhmaṇa reaches the highest goal by muttering prayers only; (whether) he perform other (rites) or neglect them, he who befriends (all creatures) is declared (to be) a (true) Brāhmaṇa.
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जप्येन-एव तु संसिध्येद्) ब्राह्मणो न-अत्र संशयः । कुर्याद्) अन्यन् न वा कुर्यान्) मैत्रो ब्राह्मण उच्यते) ॥
japyena-eva tu saṃsidhyed) brāhmaṇo na-atra saṃśayaḥ | kuryād) anyan na vā kuryān) maitro brāhmaṇa ucyate) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
इन्द्रियाणां विचरतां विषयेष्व् अपहारिषु । संयमे यत्नम् आतिष्ठेद्) विद्वान् यन्ता-इव वाजिनाम् ॥
indriyāṇāṃ vicaratāṃ viṣayeṣv apahāriṣu | saṃyame yatnam ātiṣṭhed) vidvān yantā-iva vājinām ||
A wise man should strive to restrain his organs which run wild among alluring sensual objects, like a charioteer his horses.
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एकादश-इन्द्रियाण्य् आहुर्) यानि पूर्वे मनीषिणः । तानि सम्यक् प्रवक्ष्यामि) यथावद् अनुपूर्वशः ॥
ekādaśa-indriyāṇy āhur) yāni pūrve manīṣiṇaḥ | tāni samyak pravakṣyāmi) yathāvad anupūrvaśaḥ ||
Those eleven organs which former sages have named, I will properly (and) precisely enumerate in due order,
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श्रोत्रं त्वक् चक्षुषी जिह्वा नासिका च-एव पञ्चमी । पायुउपस्थं हस्तपादं वाक् च-एव दशमी स्मृता ।
śrotraṃ tvak cakṣuṣī jihvā nāsikā ca-eva pañcamī | pāyu.upasthaṃ hasta.pādaṃ vāk ca-eva daśamī smṛtā |
(Viz.) the ear, the skin, the eyes, the tongue, and the nose as the fifth, the anus, the organ of generation, hands and feet, and the (organ of) speech, named as the tenth.
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बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि पञ्च-एषां श्रोत्रादीन्य् अनुपूर्वशः । कर्मैन्द्रियाणि पञ्च-एषां पायुआदीनि प्रचक्षते) ॥
buddhīndriyāṇi pañca-eṣāṃ śrotrādīny anupūrvaśaḥ | karma.indriyāṇi pañca-eṣāṃ pāyu.ādīni pracakṣate) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
एकादशं मनो ज्ञेयं स्वगुणेन-उभयआत्मकम् । यस्मिन् जिते जिताव् एतौ भवतः) पञ्चकौ गणौ ॥
ekādaśaṃ mano jñeyaṃ svaguṇena-ubhaya.ātmakam | yasmin jite jitāv etau bhavataḥ) pañcakau gaṇau ||
Know that the internal organ (manas) is the eleventh, which by its quality belongs to both (sets); when that has been subdued, both those sets of five have been conquered.
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इन्द्रियाणां प्रसङ्गेन दोषम् ऋच्छत्य्) असंशयम् । संनियम्य) तु तान्य् एव ततः सिद्धिं निगच्छति) ॥
indriyāṇāṃ prasaṅgena doṣam ṛcchaty) a.saṃśayam | saṃniyamya) tu tāny eva tataḥ siddhiṃ nigacchati) ||
Through the attachment of his organs (to sensual pleasure) a man doubtlessly will incur guilt; but if he keep them under complete control, he will obtain success (in gaining all his aims).
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न जातु कामः कामानाम् उपभोगेन शाम्यति) । हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मा-इव भूय एव-अभिवर्धते) ॥
na jātu kāmaḥ kāmānām upabhogena śāmyati) | haviṣā kṛṣṇavartmā-iva bhūya eva-abhivardhate) ||
Desire is never extinguished by the enjoyment of desired objects; it only grows stronger like a fire (fed) with clarified butter.
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यश् च-एतान् प्राप्नुयात्) सर्वान् यश् च-एतान् केवलांस् त्यजेत्) । प्रापणात् सर्वकामानां परित्यागो विशिष्यते) ।
yaś ca-etān prāpnuyāt) sarvān yaś ca-etān kevalāṃs tyajet) | prāpaṇāt sarvakāmānāṃ parityāgo viśiṣyate) |
If one man should obtain all those (sensual enjoyments) and another should renounce them all, the renunciation of all pleasure is far better than the attainment of them.
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न तथा-एतानि शक्यन्ते) संनियन्तुम् असेवया । विषयेषु प्रजुष्टानि यथा ज्ञानेन नित्यशः ॥
na tathā-etāni śakyante) saṃniyantum asevayā | viṣayeṣu prajuṣṭāni yathā jñānena nityaśaḥ ||
Those (organs) which are strongly attached to sensual pleasures, cannot so effectually be restrained by abstinence (from enjoyments) as by a constant (pursuit of true) knowledge.
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वेदास् त्यागश् च यज्ञाश् च नियमाश् च तपांसि च । न विप्रदुष्टभावस्य सिद्धिं गच्छति) कर्हि चित् ॥
vedās tyāgaś ca yajñāś ca niyamāś ca tapāṃsi ca | na vipraduṣṭa.bhāvasya siddhiṃ gacchati) karhi cit ||
Neither (the study of) the Vedas, nor libera-
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श्रुत्वा) स्पृष्ट्वा) च दृष्ट्वा) च भुक्त्वा) घ्रात्वा) च यो नरः । न हृष्यति) ग्लायति) वा स विज्ञेयो) जितैन्द्रियः ॥
śrutvā) spṛṣṭvā) ca dṛṣṭvā) ca bhuktvā) ghrātvā) ca yo naraḥ | na hṛṣyati) glāyati) vā sa vijñeyo) jita.indriyaḥ ||
That man may be considered to have (really) subdued his organs, who on hearing and touching and seeing, on tasting and smelling (anything) neither rejoices nor repines.
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इन्द्रियाणां तु सर्वेषां यद्य् एकं क्षरति)-इन्द्रियम् । तेन-अस्य क्षरति) प्रज्ञा दृतेः पादाद् इव-उदकम् ॥
indriyāṇāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ yady ekaṃ kṣarati)-indriyam | tena-asya kṣarati) prajñā dṛteḥ pādād iva-udakam ||
But when one among all the organs slips away (from control), thereby (man's) wisdom slips away from him, even as the water (flows) through the one (open) foot of a (water-carrier's) skin.
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वशे कृत्वा)-इन्द्रियग्रामं संयम्य) च मनस् तथा । सर्वान् संसाधयेद्) अर्थान् अक्षिण्वन्) योगतस् तनुम् ॥
vaśe kṛtvā)-indriyagrāmaṃ saṃyamya) ca manas tathā | sarvān saṃsādhayed) arthān a.kṣiṇvan) yogatas tanum ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
पूर्वां संध्यां जपांस् तिष्ठेत्) सावित्रीम् आअर्कदर्शनात् । पश्चिमां तु समासीनः) सम्यग् ऋक्षविभावनात् ॥ [म्। पश्चिमां तु सदासीत]
pūrvāṃ saṃdhyāṃ japāṃs tiṣṭhet) sāvitrīm ā.arkadarśanāt | paścimāṃ tu samāsīnaḥ) samyag ṛkṣavibhāvanāt || [M. paścimāṃ tu sadāsīta]
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
पूर्वां संध्यां जपंस्) तिष्ठन्) नैशम् एनो व्यपोहति) । पश्चिमाम् तु समासीनो मलं हन्ति) दिवाकृतम् ॥
pūrvāṃ saṃdhyāṃ japaṃs) tiṣṭhan) naiśam eno vyapohati) | paścimām tu samāsīno malaṃ hanti) divākṛtam ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
न तिष्ठति) तु यः पूर्वां न-उपास्ते) यश् च पश्चिमाम् । स शूद्रवद् बहिष्कार्यः सर्वस्माद् द्विजकर्मणः ॥
na tiṣṭhati) tu yaḥ pūrvāṃ na-upāste) yaś ca paścimām | sa śūdravad bahiṣkāryaḥ sarvasmād dvijakarmaṇaḥ ||
But he who does not (worship) standing in the morning, nor sitting in the evening, shall be excluded, just like a.5udra, from all the duties and rights of an Aryan.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
अपां समीपे नियतो नैत्यकं विधिम् आस्थितः) । सावित्रीम् अप्य् अधीयीत) गत्वा)-अरण्यं समाहितः ॥
apāṃ samīpe niyato naityakaṃ vidhim āsthitaḥ) | sāvitrīm apy adhīyīta) gatvā)-araṇyaṃ samāhitaḥ ||
He who (desires to) perform the ceremony (of the) daily (recitation), may even recite the Savitri near water, retiring into the forest, controlling his organs and concentrating his mind.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
वेदौपकरणे च-एव स्वाध्याये च-एव नैत्यके । न-अनुरोधो ऽअस्त्य्) अनध्याये होममन्त्रेषु च-एव हि ॥
veda.upakaraṇe ca-eva svādhyāye ca-eva naityake | na-anurodho 'asty) anadhyāye homamantreṣu ca-eva hi ||
Both when (one studies) the supplementary treatises of the Veda, and when (one recites) the daily portion of the Veda, no regard need be paid to forbidden days, likewise when (one repeats) the sacred texts required for a burnt oblation.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
नैत्यके न-अस्त्य्) अनध्यायो ब्रह्मसत्त्रं हि तत् स्मृतम् ॥ ब्रह्माहुतिहुतं पुण्यम् अनध्यायवषट्कृतम् ॥
naityake na-asty) anadhyāyo brahmasattraṃ hi tat smṛtam || brahmāhuti.hutaṃ puṇyam an.adhyāya.vaṣaṭkṛtam ||
There are no forbidden days for the daily recitation, since that is declared to be a Brahmasattra (an everlasting sacrifice offered to Brahman); at that the Veda takes the place of the burnt oblations, and it is meritorious (even), when (natural phenomena, requiring) a cessation of the Veda-study, take the place of the exclamation Vasha£
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
यः स्वाध्यायम् अधीते) ऽअब्दं विधिना नियतः शुचिः । तस्य नित्यं क्षरत्य्) एष पयो दधि घृतं मधु ॥
yaḥ svādhyāyam adhīte) 'abdaṃ vidhinā niyataḥ śuciḥ | tasya nityaṃ kṣaraty) eṣa payo dadhi ghṛtaṃ madhu ||
For him who, being pure and controlling his organs, during a year daily recites the Veda according to the rule, that (daily recitation) will ever cause sweet and sour milk, clarified butter and honey to flow.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
अग्नीन्धनं भैक्षचर्याम् अधःशय्यां गुरोर् हितम् । आ समावर्तनात् कुर्यात्) कृतौपनयनो द्विजः ॥
agnīndhanaṃ bhaikṣacaryām adhaḥśayyāṃ guror hitam | ā samāvartanāt kuryāt) kṛta.upanayano dvijaḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
आचार्यपुत्रः शुश्रूषुर् ज्ञानदो धार्मिकः शुचिः । आप्तः शक्तो ऽअर्थदः साधुः स्वो ऽअध्याप्या) दश धर्मतः ॥
ācāryaputraḥ śuśrūṣur jñānado dhārmikaḥ śuciḥ | āptaḥ śakto 'arthadaḥ sādhuḥ svo 'adhyāpyā) daśa dharmataḥ ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
न-अपृष्टः कस्य चिद् ब्रूयान्) न च-अन्यायेन पृच्छतः) । जानन्न्) अपि हि मेधावी जडवल् लोक आचरेत्) ॥
na-apṛṣṭaḥ kasya cid brūyān) na ca-anyāyena pṛcchataḥ) | jānann) api hi medhāvī jaḍaval loka ācaret) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
अधर्मेण च यः प्राह) यश् च-अधर्मेण पृच्छति) । तयोर् अन्यतरः प्रैति) विद्वेषं वा-अधिगच्छति) ॥
adharmeṇa ca yaḥ prāha) yaś ca-adharmeṇa pṛcchati) | tayor anyataraḥ praiti) vidveṣaṃ vā-adhigacchati) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
धर्मअर्थौ यत्र न स्यातां) शुश्रूषा वा-अपि तद्विधा । तत्र विद्या न वप्तव्या) शुभं बीजम् इव-ऊषरे ॥
dharma.arthau yatra na syātāṃ) śuśrūṣā vā-api tadvidhā | tatra vidyā na vaptavyā) śubhaṃ bījam iva-ūṣare ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
विद्यया-एव समं कामं मर्तव्यं ब्रह्मवादिना । आपद्य् अपि हि घोरायां न त्व् एनाम् इरिणे वपेत्) ॥
vidyayā-eva samaṃ kāmaṃ martavyaṃ brahmavādinā | āpady api hi ghorāyāṃ na tv enām iriṇe vapet) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
विद्या ब्राह्मणम् एत्य-आह) शेवधिस् ते ऽअस्मि रक्ष) माम् । [म्शेवधिष् टे] असूयकाय मां मादास्) तथा स्यां) वीर्यवत्तमा ॥
vidyā brāhmaṇam etya-āha) śevadhis te 'asmi rakṣa) mām | [M.śevadhiṣ ṭe] asūyakāya māṃ mādās) tathā syāṃ) vīryavattamā ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
यम् एव तु शुचिं विद्यान् नियतब्रह्मचारिणम्। [म्। विद्या नियतं ब्रह्मचारिणम्] तस्मै मां ब्रूहि) विप्राय निधिपाय-अप्रमादिने ।
yam eva tu śuciṃ vidyān niyata.brahmacāriṇam| [M. vidyā niyataṃ brahmacāriṇam] tasmai māṃ brūhi) viprāya nidhipāya-a.pramādine |
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
ब्रह्म यस् त्व् अननुज्ञातम् अधीयानाद्) अवाप्नुयात्) । स ब्रह्मस्तेयसंयुक्तो नरकं प्रतिपद्यते) ।
brahma yas tv ananujñātam adhīyānād) avāpnuyāt) | sa brahmasteyasaṃyukto narakaṃ pratipadyate) |
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
लौकिकं वैदिकं वा-अपि तथा-अध्यात्मिकम् एव वा । आददीत) यतो ज्ञानं तं पूर्वम् अभिवादयेत्) ॥
laukikaṃ vaidikaṃ vā-api tathā-adhyātmikam eva vā | ādadīta) yato jñānaṃ taṃ pūrvam abhivādayet) ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
सावित्रीमात्रसारो ऽअपि वरं विप्रः सुयन्त्रितः । न-अयन्त्रितस् त्रिवेदो ऽअपि सर्वाशी सर्वविक्रयी ॥
sāvitrīmātra.sāro 'api varaṃ vipraḥ suyantritaḥ | na-a.yantritas trivedo 'api sarvāśī sarvavikrayī ||
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.
शय्याआसने ऽअध्याचरिते) श्रेयसा न समाविशेत्) । शय्याआसनस्थश् च-एव-एनं प्रत्युत्थाय)-अभिवादयेत्) ॥
śayyā.āsane 'adhyācarite) śreyasā na samāviśet) | śayyā.āsanasthaś ca-eva-enaṃ pratyutthāya)-abhivādayet) ||
One must not sit down on a couch or seat
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.
ऊर्ध्वं प्राणा ह्य् उत्क्रामन्ति) यूनः स्थविर आयति । प्रत्युत्थानअभिवादाभ्यां पुनस् तान् प्रतिपद्यते) ॥
ūrdhvaṃ prāṇā hy utkrāmanti) yūnaḥ sthavira āyati | pratyutthāna.abhivādābhyāṃ punas tān pratipadyate) ||
For the vital airs of a young man mount upwards to leave his body when an elder approaches; but by rising to meet him and saluting he recovers them.
Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.