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Manu-Smrti 2

अभिवादनशीलस्य नित्यं वृद्धौपसेविनः । चत्वारि तस्य वर्धन्ते) आयुर् धर्मो यशो बलम् ॥ [म्। चत्वारि संप्रवर्धन्ते]

abhivādana.śīlasya nityaṃ vṛddha.upasevinaḥ | catvāri tasya vardhante) āyur dharmo yaśo balam || [M. catvāri saṃpravardhante]

He who habitually salutes and constantly pays reverence to the aged obtains an increase of four (things), (viz.) length of life, knowledge, fame, (and) strength.

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अभिवादात् परं विप्रो ज्यायांसम् अभिवादयन्) । असौ नाम-अहम् अस्मि)-इति स्वं नाम परिकीर्तयेत्) ॥

abhivādāt paraṃ vipro jyāyāṃsam abhivādayan) | asau nāma-aham asmi)-iti svaṃ nāma parikīrtayet) ||

After the (word of) salutation, a Brāhmaṇa who greets an elder must pronounce his name, saying, ■ I am N. N.'

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नामधेयस्य ये के चिद् अभिवादं न जानते) । तान् प्राज्ञो ऽअहम् इति ब्रूयात्) स्त्रियः सर्वास् तथा-एव च ॥

nāmadheyasya ye ke cid abhivādaṃ na jānate) | tān prājño 'aham iti brūyāt) striyaḥ sarvās tathā-eva ca ||

To those (persons) who, when a name is pronounced, do not understand (the meaning of) the salutation, a wise man should say, ' It is I;' and (he should address) in the same manner all women.

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भोःशब्दं कीर्तयेद्) अन्ते स्वस्य नाम्नो ऽअभिवादने । नाम्नाम् स्वरूपभावो हि भोभाव ऋषिभिः स्मृतः) ॥

bhoḥśabdaṃ kīrtayed) ante svasya nāmno 'abhivādane | nāmnām svarūpa.bhāvo hi bho.bhāva ṛṣibhiḥ smṛtaḥ) ||

In saluting he should pronounce after his name the word bho/£; for the sages have declared that the nature of bho/£ is the same as that of (all proper) names.

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आयुष्मान् भव) सौम्य-इति वाच्यो) विप्रो ऽअभिवादने । अकारश् च-अस्य नाम्नो ऽअन्ते वाच्यः) पूर्वाक्षरः प्लुतः ॥

āyuṣmān bhava) saumya-iti vācyo) vipro 'abhivādane | a.kāraś ca-asya nāmno 'ante vācyaḥ) pūrvākṣaraḥ plutaḥ ||

A Brāhmaṇa should thus be saluted in return, ' May'st thou be long-lived, O gentle one! '

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यो न वेत्त्य्) अभिवादस्य विप्रः प्रत्यभिवादनम् । न-अभिवाद्यः) स विदुषा यथा शूद्रस् तथा-एव सः ॥

yo na vetty) abhivādasya vipraḥ pratyabhivādanam | na-abhivādyaḥ) sa viduṣā yathā śūdras tathā-eva saḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

ब्राह्मणं कुशलं पृच्छेत्) क्षत्रबन्धुम् अनामयम् । वैश्यं क्षेमं समागम्य) शूद्रम् आरोग्यम् एव च ॥

brāhmaṇaṃ kuśalaṃ pṛcchet) kṣatrabandhum an.āmayam | vaiśyaṃ kṣemaṃ samāgamya) śūdram ārogyam eva ca ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

अवाच्यो) दीक्षितो नाम्ना यवीयान् अपि यो भवेत्) । भोभवत्पूर्वकं त्व् एनम् अभिभाषेत) धर्मवित् ॥

a.vācyo) dīkṣito nāmnā yavīyān api yo bhavet) | bho.bhavat.pūrvakaṃ tv enam abhibhāṣeta) dharmavit ||

He who has been initiated (to perform a 6rauta sacrifice) must not be addressed by his name, even though he be a younger man; he who knows

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परपत्नी तु या स्त्री स्याद्) असंबन्धा च योनितः । तां ब्रूयाद्) भवति-इत्य् एवं सुभगे भगिनि-इति च ॥

parapatnī tu yā strī syād) a.saṃbandhā ca yonitaḥ | tāṃ brūyād) bhavati-ity evaṃ subhage bhagini-iti ca ||

But to a female who is the wife of another man, and not a blood-relation, he must say, ' Lady' (bhavati) or ' Beloved sister! '. To his maternal and paternal uncles, fathersin-law, officiating priests, (and other) venerable persons, he must say, ' I am N. N.,' and rise (to meet them), even though they be younger (than himself).

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मातुलांश् च पितृव्यांश् च श्वशुरान् ऋत्विजो गुरून् । असाव् अहम् इति ब्रूयात्) प्रत्युत्थाय) यवीयसः ॥

mātulāṃś ca pitṛvyāṃś ca śvaśurān ṛtvijo gurūn | asāv aham iti brūyāt) pratyutthāya) yavīyasaḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

मातृश्वसा मातुलानी श्वश्रूर् अथ पितृश्वसा । संपूज्या) गुरुपत्नीवत् समास् ता गुरुभार्यया ॥

mātṛśvasā mātulānī śvaśrūr atha pitṛśvasā | saṃpūjyā) gurupatnīvat samās tā gurubhāryayā ||

A maternal aunt, the wife of a maternal uncle, a mother-in-law, and a paternal aunt must be honoured like the wife of one's teacher; they are equal to the wife of one's teacher.

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भ्रातुर् भार्या-उपसंग्राह्या) सवर्णा-अहन्य् अहन्य् अपि । विप्रोष्य) तु-उपसंग्राह्या) ज्ञातिसंबन्धियोषितः ॥

bhrātur bhāryā-upasaṃgrāhyā) sa.varṇā-ahany ahany api | viproṣya) tu-upasaṃgrāhyā) jñāti.saṃbandhi.yoṣitaḥ ||

(The feet of the) wife of one's brother, if she be of the same caste (varṇa), must be clasped every day; but (the feet of) wives of (other) paternal and maternal relatives need only be embraced on one's return from a journey.

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पितुर् भगिन्यां मातुश् च ज्यायस्यां च स्वसर्य् अपि । मातृवद् वृत्तिम् आतिष्ठेन्) माता ताभ्यो गरीयसी ॥

pitur bhaginyāṃ mātuś ca jyāyasyāṃ ca svasary api | mātṛvad vṛttim ātiṣṭhen) mātā tābhyo garīyasī ||

Towards a sister of one's father and of one's mother, and towards one's own elder sister, one must behave as towards one's mother; (but) the mother is more venerable than they.

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दशाब्दआख्यं पौरसख्यं पञ्चाब्दआख्यं कलाभृताम् । त्र्यब्दपूर्वं श्रोत्रियाणां स्वल्पेन-अपि स्वयोनिषु ॥

daśābda.ākhyaṃ paurasakhyaṃ pañcābda.ākhyaṃ kalābhṛtām | tryabdapūrvaṃ śrotriyāṇāṃ svalpena-api svayoniṣu ||

Fellow-citizens are called friends (and equals though one be) ten years (older than the other), men

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ब्राह्मणं दशवर्षं तु शतवर्षं तु भूमिपम् । पितापुत्रौ विजानीयाद्) ब्राह्मणस् तु तयोः पिता ॥

brāhmaṇaṃ daśavarṣaṃ tu śatavarṣaṃ tu bhūmipam | pitā.putrau vijānīyād) brāhmaṇas tu tayoḥ pitā ||

Know that a Brāhmaṇa of ten years and Kshatriya of a hundred years stand to each other in the relation of father and son; but between those two the Brāhmaṇa is the father.

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वित्तं बन्धुर् वयः कर्म विद्या भवति) पञ्चमी । एतानि मान्यस्थानानि गरीयो यद् यद् उत्तरम् ॥ [म्मानस्थानानि ]

vittaṃ bandhur vayaḥ karma vidyā bhavati) pañcamī | etāni mānyasthānāni garīyo yad yad uttaram || [M.mānasthānāni ]

Wealth, kindred, age, (the due performance of) rites, and, fifthly, sacred learning are titles to respect; but each laternamed (cause) is more weighty (than the preceding ones).

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पञ्चानां त्रिषु वर्णेषु भूयांसि गुणवन्ति च । यत्र स्युः) सो ऽअत्र मानअर्हः शूद्रो ऽअपि दशमीं गतः ॥

pañcānāṃ triṣu varṇeṣu bhūyāṃsi guṇavanti ca | yatra syuḥ) so 'atra māna.arhaḥ śūdro 'api daśamīṃ gataḥ ||

Whatever man of the three (highest) castes possesses most of those five, both in number and degree, that man is worthy of honour among them; and (so is) also a 6udra who has entered the tenth (decade of his life).

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चक्रिणो दशमीस्थस्य रोगिणो भारिणः स्त्रियाः । स्नातकस्य च राज्ञश् च पन्था देयो वरस्य च ॥

cakriṇo daśamīsthasya rogiṇo bhāriṇaḥ striyāḥ | snātakasya ca rājñaś ca panthā deyo varasya ca ||

Way must be made for a man in a carriage, for one who is above ninety years old, for one diseased, for the carrier of a burden, for a woman, for a Snataka, for the king, and for a bridegroom.

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तेषां तु समावेतानां मान्यौ) स्नातकपार्थिवौ । राजस्नातकयोश् च-एव स्नातको नृपमानभाक् ॥

teṣāṃ tu samāvetānāṃ mānyau) snātaka.pārthivau | rāja.snātakayoś ca-eva snātako nṛpamānabhāk ||

Among all those, if they meet (at one time), a Snataka and the king must be (most) honoured; and equals may address each other with the words bho^, bhavat, or vayasya, ' friend.' The explanation of the verse, which is substantially the same " in all the commentaries, is based on Gaut/s passage, while Haradatta's interpretation of

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उपनीय) तु यः शिष्यं वेदम् अध्यापयेद्) द्विजः । सकल्पं सरहस्यं च तम् आचार्यं प्रचक्षते) ॥

upanīya) tu yaḥ śiṣyaṃ vedam adhyāpayed) dvijaḥ | sa.kalpaṃ sa.rahasyaṃ ca tam ācāryaṃ pracakṣate) ||

They call that Br&hma^a who initiates a pupil and teaches him the Veda together with the Kalpa and the Rahasyas, the teacher (ācārya, of the latter).

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एकदेशं तु वेदस्य वेदाङ्गान्य् अपि वा पुनः । यो ऽअध्यापयति) वृत्त्यर्थम् उपाध्यायः स उच्यते) ॥

ekadeśaṃ tu vedasya vedāṅgāny api vā punaḥ | yo 'adhyāpayati) vṛttyartham upādhyāyaḥ sa ucyate) ||

But he who for his livelihood teaches a portion only of the Veda, or also the Ahgas of the Veda, is called the sub-teacher (upadhyaya).

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निषेकआदीनि कर्माणि यः करोति) यथाविधि । संभावयति) च-अन्नेन स विप्रो गुरुर् उच्यते) ॥

niṣeka.ādīni karmāṇi yaḥ karoti) yathāvidhi | saṃbhāvayati) ca-annena sa vipro gurur ucyate) ||

That Brāhmaṇa, who performs in accordance with the rules (of the Veda) the rites, the Garbhadhana (conception -rite), and so forth, and gives food (to the child), is called the Guru (the venerable one).

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अग्न्याधेयं पाकयज्ञान् अग्निष्टोमआदिकान् मखान् । यः करोति) वृतो यस्य स तस्य-ऋत्विग् इह-उच्यते) ॥

agnyādheyaṃ pākayajñān agniṣṭoma.ādikān makhān | yaḥ karoti) vṛto yasya sa tasya-ṛtvig iha-ucyate) ||

He who, being (duly) chosen (for the purpose), performs the Agnyadheya, the Pakaya^as, (and) the (6rauta) sacrifices, such as the Agnish- /oma (for another man), is called (his) officiating priest.

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य आवृणोत्य्) अवितथं ब्रह्मणा श्रवणाव् उभौ । स माता स पिता ज्ञेयस् तं न द्रुह्येत्) कदा चन ॥

ya āvṛṇoty) a.vitathaṃ brahmaṇā śravaṇāv ubhau | sa mātā sa pitā jñeyas taṃ na druhyet) kadā cana ||

That (man) who truthfully fills both his ears with the Veda, (the pupil) shall consider as his father and mother; he must never offend him.

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उपाध्यायान् दश-आचार्य आचार्याणां शतं पिता । सहस्रं तु पित्क़्न् माता गौरवेण-अतिरिच्यते) ॥

upādhyāyān daśa-ācārya ācāryāṇāṃ śataṃ pitā | sahasraṃ tu pitqn mātā gauraveṇa-atiricyate) ||

The teacher (ācārya) is ten times more 40-1.

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उत्पादकब्रह्मदात्रोर् गरीयान् ब्रह्मदः पिता । ब्रह्मजन्म हि विप्रस्य प्रेत्य च-इह च शाश्वतम् ॥

utpādaka.brahmadātror garīyān brahmadaḥ pitā | brahmajanma hi viprasya pretya ca-iha ca śāśvatam ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

कामान् माता पिता च-एनं यद् उत्पादयतो) मिथः । संभूतिं तस्य तां विद्याद्) यद् योनाव् अभिजायते) ॥

kāmān mātā pitā ca-enaṃ yad utpādayato) mithaḥ | saṃbhūtiṃ tasya tāṃ vidyād) yad yonāv abhijāyate) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

आचार्यस् त्व् अस्य यां जातिं विधिवद् वेदपारगः । उत्पादयति) सावित्र्या सा सत्या सा-अजरा-अमरा ॥

ācāryas tv asya yāṃ jātiṃ vidhivad vedapāragaḥ | utpādayati) sāvitryā sā satyā sā-ajarā-amarā ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

अल्पं वा बहु वा यस्य श्रुतस्य-उपकरोति) यः । तम् अपीह गुरुं विद्यात्)-श्रुतौपक्रियया तया ॥

alpaṃ vā bahu vā yasya śrutasya-upakaroti) yaḥ | tam apīha guruṃ vidyāt)-śruta.upakriyayā tayā ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

ब्राह्मस्य जन्मनः कर्ता स्वधर्मस्य च शासिता । बालो ऽअपि विप्रो वृद्धस्य पिता भवति) धर्मतः ॥

brāhmasya janmanaḥ kartā svadharmasya ca śāsitā | bālo 'api vipro vṛddhasya pitā bhavati) dharmataḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

अध्यापयाम् आस) पित्क़्न् शिशुर् आङ्गिरसः कविः । पुत्रका इति ह-उवाच) ज्ञानेन परिगृह्य) तान् ॥

adhyāpayām āsa) pitqn śiśur āṅgirasaḥ kaviḥ | putrakā iti ha-uvāca) jñānena parigṛhya) tān ||

Young Kavi, the son of Ahgiras, taught his (relatives who were old enough to be) fathers, and, as he excelled them in (sacred) knowledge, he called them ' Little sons/

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ते तम् अर्थम् अपृच्छन्त) देवान् आगतमन्यवः । देवाश् च-एतान् समेत्य)-ऊचुर्) न्याय्यं वः शिशुर् उक्तवान्) ॥

te tam artham apṛcchanta) devān āgata.manyavaḥ | devāś ca-etān sametya)-ūcur) nyāyyaṃ vaḥ śiśur uktavān) ||

They, moved with resentment, asked the gods concerning that matter, and the gods, having assembled, answered, ' The child has addressed you properly.'

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अज्ञो भवति) वै बालः पिता भवति) मन्त्रदः । अज्ञं हि बालम् इत्य् आहुः) पिता-इत्य् एव तु मन्त्रदम् ॥

ajño bhavati) vai bālaḥ pitā bhavati) mantradaḥ | ajñaṃ hi bālam ity āhuḥ) pitā-ity eva tu mantradam ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

न हायनैर् न पलितैर् न वित्तेन न बन्धुभिः । ऋषयश् चक्रिरे) धर्मं यो ऽअनूचानः स नो महान् ॥

na hāyanair na palitair na vittena na bandhubhiḥ | ṛṣayaś cakrire) dharmaṃ yo 'anūcānaḥ sa no mahān ||

Neither through years, nor through white (hairs), nor through wealth, nor through (powerful) kinsmen (comes greatness). The sages have made this law, ' He who has learnt the Veda together with the Angas (AnMana) is (considered) great by us.'

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विप्राणां ज्ञानतो ज्यैष्ठ्यं क्षत्रियाणां तु वीर्यतः । वैश्यानां धान्यधनतः शूद्राणाम् एव जन्मतः ॥

viprāṇāṃ jñānato jyaiṣṭhyaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ tu vīryataḥ | vaiśyānāṃ dhānyadhanataḥ śūdrāṇām eva janmataḥ ||

The seniority of Brāhmaṇas is from (sacred) knowledge, that of Kshatriyas from valour, that of Vaisyas from wealth in grain (and other goods), but that of Śūdras alone from age.

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न तेन वृद्धो भवति) येनास्य पलितं शिरः । यो वै युवा-अप्य् अधीयानस्) तं देवाः स्थविरं विदुः) ॥

na tena vṛddho bhavati) yenāsya palitaṃ śiraḥ | yo vai yuvā-apy adhīyānas) taṃ devāḥ sthaviraṃ viduḥ) ||

A man is not therefore (considered) venerable because his head is gray; him who, though young, has learned the Veda, the gods consider to be venerable.

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यथा काष्ठमयो हस्ती यथा चर्ममयो मृगः । यश् च विप्रो ऽअनधीयानस्) त्रयस् ते नाम बिभ्रति) ॥

yathā kāṣṭhamayo hastī yathā carmamayo mṛgaḥ | yaś ca vipro 'an.adhīyānas) trayas te nāma bibhrati) ||

As an elephant made of wood, as an antelope made of leather, such is an unlearned Brāhmaṇa; those three have nothing but the names (of their kind).

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यथा षण्ढो ऽअफलः स्त्रीषु यथा गौर् गवि च-अफला । यथा च-अज्ञे ऽअफलं दानं तथा विप्रो ऽअनृचो ऽअफलः ॥

yathā ṣaṇḍho 'a.phalaḥ strīṣu yathā gaur gavi ca-a.phalā | yathā ca-ajñe 'a.phalaṃ dānaṃ tathā vipro 'an.ṛco 'a.phalaḥ ||

As a eunuch is unproductive with women, as a cow with a cow is unprolific, and as a gift made to an ignorant man yields no reward, even so is a Brāhmaṇa useless, who (does) not (know) the Rik&s.

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अहिंसया-एव भूतानां कार्यं) श्रेयो ऽअनुशासनम् । वाक् च-एव मधुरा श्लक्ष्णा प्रयोज्या) धर्मम् इच्छता ॥

ahiṃsayā-eva bhūtānāṃ kāryaṃ) śreyo 'anuśāsanam | vāk ca-eva madhurā ślakṣṇā prayojyā) dharmam icchatā ||

Created beings must be instructed in (what concerns) their welfare without giving them pain, and sweet and gentle speech must be used by (a teacher) who desires (to abide by) the sacred law.

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यस्य वाच्मनसी शुद्धे सम्यग्गुप्ते च सर्वदा । स वै सर्वम् अवाप्नोति) वेदान्तौपगतं फलम् ॥

yasya vāc.manasī śuddhe samyaggupte ca sarvadā | sa vai sarvam avāpnoti) vedānta.upagataṃ phalam ||

He, forsooth, whose speech and thoughts are pure and ever perfectly guarded, gains the whole reward which is conferred by the Vedanta.

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न-अरुंतुदः स्याद्) आर्तो ऽअपि न परद्रोहकर्मधीः । यया-अस्य-उद्विजते) वाचा न-अलोक्यां ताम् उदीरयेत्) ॥

na-aruṃtudaḥ syād) ārto 'api na paradroha.karma.dhīḥ | yayā-asya-udvijate) vācā na-alokyāṃ tām udīrayet) ||

Let him not, even though in pain, (speak words) cutting (others) to the quick; let him not injure others in thought or deed; let him not utter speeches which make (others) afraid of him, since that will prevent him from gaining heaven.

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सम्मानाद् ब्राह्मणो नित्यम् उद्विजेत) विषाद् इव । अमृतस्य-इव च-आकाङ्क्षेद्) अवमानस्य सर्वदा ॥

sammānād brāhmaṇo nityam udvijeta) viṣād iva | amṛtasya-iva ca-ākāṅkṣed) avamānasya sarvadā ||

A Brāhmaṇa should always fear homage as if it were poison; and constantly desire (to suffer) scorn as (he would long for) nectar.

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सुखं ह्य् अवमतः शेते) सुखं च प्रतिबुध्यते) ॥ सुखं चरति) लोके ऽअस्मिन्न् अवमन्ता विनश्यति) ॥

sukhaṃ hy avamataḥ śete) sukhaṃ ca pratibudhyate) || sukhaṃ carati) loke 'asminn avamantā vinaśyati) ||

For he who is scorned (nevertheless may) sleep with an easy mind, awake with an easy mind, and with an easy mind walk here among men; but the scorner utterly perishes.

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अनेन क्रमयोगेन संस्कृतआत्मा द्विजः शनैः । गुरौ वसन्) सञ्चिनुयाद्) ब्रह्माधिगमिकं तपः ॥

anena kramayogena saṃskṛta.ātmā dvijaḥ śanaiḥ | gurau vasan) sañcinuyād) brahmādhigamikaṃ tapaḥ ||

A twice-born man who has been sanctified by the (employment of) the means, (described above) in due order, shall gradually and cumulatively perform the various austerities prescribed for (those who) study the Veda.

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तपोविशेषैर् विविधैर् व्रतैश् च विधिचोदितैः । वेदः कृत्स्नो ऽअधिगन्तव्यः) सरहस्यो द्विजन्मना ॥

tapo.viśeṣair vividhair vrataiś ca vidhicoditaiḥ | vedaḥ kṛtsno 'adhigantavyaḥ) sa.rahasyo dvijanmanā ||

An Aryan must study the whole Veda together with the Rahasyas, performing at the same time various kinds of austerities and the vows prescribed by the rules (of the Veda).

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वेदम् एव सदा-अभ्यस्येत्) तपस् तप्स्यन्) द्विजोत्तमः । वेदाभ्यासो हि विप्रस्य तपः परम् इह-उच्यते) ॥

vedam eva sadā-abhyasyet) tapas tapsyan) dvijottamaḥ | vedābhyāso hi viprasya tapaḥ param iha-ucyate) ||

Let a Brāhmaṇa who desires to perform austerities, constantly repeat the Veda; for the study

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आ ह-एव स नखाग्रेभ्यः परमं तप्यते) तपः । यः स्रग्व्य् अपि द्विजो ऽअधीते) स्वाध्यायं शक्तितो ऽअन्वहम् ॥

ā ha-eva sa nakhāgrebhyaḥ paramaṃ tapyate) tapaḥ | yaḥ sragvy api dvijo 'adhīte) svādhyāyaṃ śaktito 'anvaham ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

यो ऽअनधीत्य) द्विजो वेदम् अन्यत्र कुरुते) श्रमम् । स जीवन्न्) एव शूद्रत्वम् आशु गच्छति) सअन्वयः ॥

yo 'an.adhītya) dvijo vedam anyatra kurute) śramam | sa jīvann) eva śūdratvam āśu gacchati) sa.anvayaḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

मातुर् अग्रे ऽअधिजननं द्वितीयं मौञ्जिबन्धने । तृतीयं यज्ञदीक्षायां द्विजस्य श्रुतिचोदनात् ॥

mātur agre 'adhijananaṃ dvitīyaṃ mauñjibandhane | tṛtīyaṃ yajñadīkṣāyāṃ dvijasya śruticodanāt ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

तत्र यद् ब्रह्मजन्म-अस्य मौञ्जीबन्धनचिह्नितम् । तत्र-अस्य माता सावित्री पिता त्व् आचार्य उच्यते) ॥

tatra yad brahmajanma-asya mauñjībandhanacihnitam | tatra-asya mātā sāvitrī pitā tv ācārya ucyate) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

वेदप्रदानाद् आचार्यं पितरं परिचक्षते) । न ह्य् अस्मिन् युज्यते) कर्म किञ् चिद् आ मौञ्जिबन्धनात् ॥

vedapradānād ācāryaṃ pitaraṃ paricakṣate) | na hy asmin yujyate) karma kiñ cid ā mauñjibandhanāt ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

न-अभिव्याहारयेद्) ब्रह्म स्वधानिनयनाद् ऋते । शूद्रेण हि समस् तावद् यावद् वेदे न जायते) ॥

na-abhivyāhārayed) brahma svadhāninayanād ṛte | śūdreṇa hi samas tāvad yāvad vede na jāyate) ||

(He who has not been initiated) should not pronounce (any) Vedic text excepting (those required for) the performance of funeral rites, since he is on a level with a Śudra before his birth from the Veda.

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कृतौपनयनस्य-अस्य व्रतादेशनम् इष्यते) । ब्रह्मणो ग्रहणं च-एव क्रमेण विधिपूर्वकम् ॥

kṛta.upanayanasya-asya vratādeśanam iṣyate) | brahmaṇo grahaṇaṃ ca-eva krameṇa vidhi.pūrvakam ||

The (student) who has been initiated must be instructed in the performance of the vows, and gradually learn the Veda, observing the prescribed rules.. Whatever dress of skin, sacred thread, girdle, staff, and lower garment are prescribed for a (student at the initiation), the like (must again be used) at the (performance of the) vows.

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यद्य् अस्य विहितं चर्म यत् सूत्रं या च मेखला । यो दण्डो यत्-च वसनं तत् तद् अस्य व्रतेष्व् अपि ॥

yady asya vihitaṃ carma yat sūtraṃ yā ca mekhalā | yo daṇḍo yat-ca vasanaṃ tat tad asya vrateṣv api ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

सेवेत)-इमांस् तु नियमान् ब्रह्मचारी गुरौ वसन्) । सन्नियम्य)-इन्द्रियग्रामं तपोवृद्धिअर्थम् आत्मनः ॥

seveta)-imāṃs tu niyamān brahmacārī gurau vasan) | sanniyamya)-indriyagrāmaṃ tapovṛddhi.artham ātmanaḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

नित्यं स्नात्वा) शुचिः कुर्याद्) देवऋषिपितृतर्पणम् । देवताभ्यर्चनं च-एव समिदाधानम् एव च ॥

nityaṃ snātvā) śuciḥ kuryād) deva.ṛṣi.pitṛtarpaṇam | devatābhyarcanaṃ ca-eva samidādhānam eva ca ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

वर्जयेन्) मधु मांसं च गन्धं माल्यं रसान् स्त्रियः । शुक्तानि यानि सर्वाणि प्राणिनां च-एव हिंसनम् ॥

varjayen) madhu māṃsaṃ ca gandhaṃ mālyaṃ rasān striyaḥ | śuktāni yāni sarvāṇi prāṇināṃ ca-eva hiṃsanam ||

Let him abstain from honey, meat, perfumes, garlands, substances (used for) flavouring (food), women, all substances turned acid, and from doing injury to living creatures,

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अभ्यङ्गम् अञ्जनं चाक्ष्णोर् उपानह्छत्रधारणम् । कामं क्रोधं च लोभं च नर्तनं गीतवादनम् ॥

abhyaṅgam añjanaṃ cākṣṇor upānah.chatradhāraṇam | kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca lobhaṃ ca nartanaṃ gītavādanam ||

From anointing (his body), applying colly173-174.

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द्यूतं च जनवादं च परिवादं तथा-अनृतम् । स्त्रीणां च प्रेक्षणालम्भम् उपघातं परस्य च ॥(म्।-आलम्भाअव् )

dyūtaṃ ca janavādaṃ ca parivādaṃ tathā-anṛtam | strīṇāṃ ca prekṣaṇālambham upaghātaṃ parasya ca ||(M.-ālambhāav )

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

एकः शयीत) सर्वत्र न रेतः स्कन्दयेत्) क्व चित् । कामाद्द् हि स्कन्दयन्) रेतो हिनस्ति) व्रतम् आत्मनः ॥

ekaḥ śayīta) sarvatra na retaḥ skandayet) kva cit | kāmādd hi skandayan) reto hinasti) vratam ātmanaḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

स्वप्ने सिक्त्वा) ब्रह्मचारी द्विजः शुक्रम् अकामतः । स्नात्वा)-अर्कम् अर्चयित्वा) त्रिः पुनर् माम् इत्य् ऋचं जपेत्) ॥

svapne siktvā) brahmacārī dvijaḥ śukram a.kāmataḥ | snātvā)-arkam arcayitvā) triḥ punar mām ity ṛcaṃ japet) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

उदकुम्भं सुमनसो गोशकृत्मृत्तिकाकुशान् । आहरेद्) यावद् अर्थानि भैक्षं च-अहरहश् चरेत्) ॥

udakumbhaṃ sumanaso gośakṛt.mṛttikā.kuśān | āhared) yāvad arthāni bhaikṣaṃ ca-ahar.ahaś caret) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

वेदयज्ञैर् अहीनानां प्रशस्तानां स्वकर्मसु । ब्रह्मचार्य् आहरेद्) भैक्षं गृहेभ्यः प्रयतो ऽअन्वहम् ॥

veda.yajñair ahīnānāṃ praśastānāṃ svakarmasu | brahmacāry āhared) bhaikṣaṃ gṛhebhyaḥ prayato 'anvaham ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

गुरोः कुले न भिक्षेत) न ज्ञातिकुलबन्धुषु । अलाभे त्व् अन्यगेहानां पूर्वं पूर्वं विवर्जयेत्) ॥

guroḥ kule na bhikṣeta) na jñāti.kula.bandhuṣu | a.lābhe tv anyagehānāṃ pūrvaṃ pūrvaṃ vivarjayet) ||

Let him not beg from the relatives of his teacher, nor from his own or his mother's bloodrelations; but if there are no houses belonging to

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सर्वं वापि चरेद्) ग्रामं पूर्वौक्तानाम् असंभवे । नियम्य) प्रयतो वाचम् अभिशस्तांस् तु वर्जयेत्) ॥

sarvaṃ vāpi cared) grāmaṃ pūrva.uktānām a.saṃbhave | niyamya) prayato vācam abhiśastāṃs tu varjayet) ||

Or, if there are no (virtuous men of the kind) mentioned above, he may go to each (house in the) village, being pure and remaining silent; but let him avoid AbhLsastas (those accused of mortal sin).

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दूराद् आहृत्य) समिधः सन्निदध्याद्) विहायसि । सायम्प्रातश् च जुहुयात्) ताभिर् अग्निम् अतन्द्रितः ॥

dūrād āhṛtya) samidhaḥ sannidadhyād) vihāyasi | sāyaM.prātaś ca juhuyāt) tābhir agnim atandritaḥ ||

Having brought sacred fuel from a distance, let him place it anywhere but on the ground, and let him, unwearied, make with it burnt oblations to the sacred fire, both evening and morning.

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अकृत्वा) भैक्षचरणम् असमिध्य) च पावकं । अनातुरः सप्तरात्रम् अवकीर्णिव्रतं चरेत्) ॥

a.kṛtvā) bhaikṣacaraṇam a.samidhya) ca pāvakaṃ | an.āturaḥ saptarātram avakīrṇivrataṃ caret) ||

He who, without being sick, neglects during seven (successive) days to go out begging, and to offer fuel in the sacred fire, shall perform the penance of an Avakirmn (one who has broken his vow).

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भैक्षेण वर्तयेन्) नित्यं न-एकान्नअदी भवेद्) व्रती । भैक्षेण व्रतिनो वृत्तिर् उपवाससमा स्मृता) ॥

bhaikṣeṇa vartayen) nityaṃ na-ekānna.adī bhaved) vratī | bhaikṣeṇa vratino vṛttir upavāsa.samā smṛtā) ||

He who performs the vow (of studentship) shall constantly subsist on alms, (but) not eat the food of one (person only); the subsistence of a student on begged food is declared to be equal (in merit) to fasting.

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व्रतवद् देवदैवत्ये पित्र्ये कर्मण्य् अथ-ऋषिवत् । कामम् अभ्यर्थितो ऽअश्नीयाद्) व्रतम् अस्य न लुप्यते) ॥

vratavad deva.daivatye pitrye karmaṇy atha-ṛṣivat | kāmam abhyarthito 'aśnīyād) vratam asya na lupyate) ||

At his pleasure he may eat, when invited, the food of one man at (a rite) in honour of the

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ब्राह्मणस्य-एव कर्म-एतद् उपदिष्टं) मनीषिभिः । राजन्यवैश्ययोस् त्व् एवं न-एतत् कर्म विधीयते) ॥

brāhmaṇasya-eva karma-etad upadiṣṭaṃ) manīṣibhiḥ | rājanya.vaiśyayos tv evaṃ na-etat karma vidhīyate) ||

This duty is prescribed by the wise for a Brāhmaṇa only; but no such duty is ordained for a Kshatriya and a Vaiśya.

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चोदितो) गुरुणा नित्यम् अप्रचोदित) एव वा । कुर्याद्) अध्ययने यत्नम् आचार्यस्य हितेषु च ॥ [मध्ययने योगम्]

codito) guruṇā nityam a.pracodita) eva vā | kuryād) adhyayane yatnam ācāryasya hiteṣu ca || [M.adhyayane yogam]

Both when ordered by his teacher, and without a (special) command, (a student) shall always exert himself in studying (the Veda), and in doing what is serviceable to his teacher.

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शरीरं च-एव वाचं च बुद्धीन्द्रियमनांसि च । नियम्य) प्राञ्जलिस् तिष्ठेद्) वीक्षमाणो) गुरोर् मुखम् ॥

śarīraṃ ca-eva vācaṃ ca buddhīndriya.manāṃsi ca | niyamya) prāñjalis tiṣṭhed) vīkṣamāṇo) guror mukham ||

Controlling his body, his speech, his organs (of sense), and his mind, let him stand with joined hands, looking at the face of his teacher.

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नित्यम् उद्धृतपाणिः स्यात्) साधुआचारः सुसंवृतः । आस्यताम्) इति च-उक्तः सन्न् आसीत)-अभिमुखं गुरोः ॥

nityam uddhṛta.pāṇiḥ syāt) sādhu.ācāraḥ su.saṃvṛtaḥ | āsyatām) iti ca-uktaḥ sann āsīta)-abhimukhaṃ guroḥ ||

Let him always keep his right arm uncovered, behave decently and keep his body well covered, and when he is addressed (with the words), ' Be seated/ he shall sit down, facing his teacher.

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हीनअन्नवस्त्रवेषः स्यात्) सर्वदा गुरुसन्निधौ ॥ उत्तिष्ठेत्) प्रथमं चास्य चरमं च-एव संविशेत्) ॥

hīna.anna.vastra.veṣaḥ syāt) sarvadā gurusannidhau || uttiṣṭhet) prathamaṃ cāsya caramaṃ ca-eva saṃviśet) ||

In the presence of his teacher let him always eat less, wear a less valuable dress and ornaments According to

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प्रतिश्रावणसंभाषे शयानो) न समाचरेत्) । न-आसीनो) न च भुञ्जानो) न तिष्ठन्) न पराङ्मुखः ॥

pratiśrāvaṇa.saṃbhāṣe śayāno) na samācaret) | na-āsīno) na ca bhuñjāno) na tiṣṭhan) na parāṅ.mukhaḥ ||

Let him not answer or converse with (his teacher), reclining on a bed, nor sitting, nor eating, nor standing, nor with an averted face.

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आसीनस्य) स्थितः कुर्याद्) अभिगच्छंस्) तु तिष्ठतः) । प्रत्युद्गम्य) त्व् आव्रजतः) पश्चाद् धावंस्) तु धावतः) ॥

āsīnasya) sthitaḥ kuryād) abhigacchaṃs) tu tiṣṭhataḥ) | pratyudgamya) tv āvrajataḥ) paścād dhāvaṃs) tu dhāvataḥ) ||

Let him do (that), standing up, if (his teacher) is seated, advancing towards him when he stands, going to meet him if he advances, and running after him when he runs;

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पराङ्मुखस्य-अभिमुखो दूरस्थस्य-एत्य) चअन्तिकम् । प्रणम्य) तु शयानस्य) निदेशे च-एव तिष्ठतः) ॥

parāṅ.mukhasya-abhimukho dūrasthasya-etya) ca.antikam | praṇamya) tu śayānasya) nideśe ca-eva tiṣṭhataḥ) ||

Going (round) to face (the teacher), if his face is averted, approaching him if he stands at a distance, but bending towards him if he lies on a bed, and if he stands in a lower place.

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नीचं शय्याआसनं चअस्य नित्यं स्याद्) गुरुसन्निधौ । गुरोस् तु चक्षुर्विषये न यथाइष्टआसनो भवेत्) ॥

nīcaṃ śayyā.āsanaṃ ca.asya nityaṃ syād) gurusannidhau | guros tu cakṣurviṣaye na yathā.iṣṭa.āsano bhavet) ||

When his teacher is nigh, let his bed or seat be low; but within sight of his teacher he shall not sit carelessly at ease.

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न-उदाहरेद्) अस्य नाम परोक्षम् अपि केवलम् । न च-एव-अस्यअनुकुर्वीत) गतिभाषितचेष्टितम् ॥

na-udāhared) asya nāma parokṣam api kevalam | na ca-eva-asya.anukurvīta) gati.bhāṣita.ceṣṭitam ||

Let him not pronounce the mere name of his teacher (without adding an honorific title) behind his back even, and let him not mimic his gait, speech, and deportment.

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गुरोर् यत्र परिवादो निन्दा वाअपि प्रवर्तते) । कर्णौ तत्र पिधातव्यौ) गन्तव्यं) वा ततो ऽअन्यतः ॥

guror yatra parivādo nindā vā.api pravartate) | karṇau tatra pidhātavyau) gantavyaṃ) vā tato 'anyataḥ ||

Wherever (people) justly censure or falsely defame his teacher, there he must cover his ears or depart thence to another place.

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परीवादात् खरो भवति) श्वा वै भवति) निन्दकः । परिभोक्ता कृमिर् भवति) कीटो भवति) मत्सरी ॥

parīvādāt kharo bhavati) śvā vai bhavati) nindakaḥ | paribhoktā kṛmir bhavati) kīṭo bhavati) matsarī ||

By censuring (his teacher), though justly, he 195-197.

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दूरस्थो न-अर्चयेद्) एनं न क्रुद्धो न-अन्तिके स्त्रियाः । यानआसनस्थश् च-एव-एनम् अवरुह्य)-अभिवादयेत्) ॥

dūrastho na-arcayed) enaṃ na kruddho na-antike striyāḥ | yāna.āsanasthaś ca-eva-enam avaruhya)-abhivādayet) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

प्रतिवाते ऽअनुवाते च न-आसीत) गुरुणा सह । [म्प्रतिवातानुवाते] असंश्रवे च-एव गुरोर् न किं चिद् अपि कीर्तयेत्) ॥

prativāte 'anuvāte ca na-āsīta) guruṇā saha | [M.prativātānuvāte] a.saṃśrave ca-eva guror na kiṃ cid api kīrtayet) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

गो।ऽअश्वौष्ट्रयानप्रासादप्रस्तरेषु कटेषु च । आसीत) गुरुणा सार्धं शिलाफलकनौषु च ॥

go.'aśva.uṣṭra.yāna.prāsāda.prastareṣu kaṭeṣu ca | āsīta) guruṇā sārdhaṃ śilā.phalaka.nauṣu ca ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

गुरोर् गुरौ सन्निहिते) गुरुवद् वृत्तिम् आचरेत्) । न च-अनिसृष्टो गुरुणा स्वान् गुरून् अभिवादयेत्) ॥

guror gurau sannihite) guruvad vṛttim ācaret) | na ca-a.nisṛṣṭo guruṇā svān gurūn abhivādayet) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

विद्यागुरुष्व् एवम् एव नित्या वृत्तिः स्वयोनिषु । प्रतिषेधत्सु) च-अधर्माद्द् हितं च-उपदिशत्स्व्) अपि ॥

vidyāguruṣv evam eva nityā vṛttiḥ svayoniṣu | pratiṣedhatsu) ca-adharmādd hitaṃ ca-upadiśatsv) api ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

श्रेयःसु गुरुवद् वृत्तिं नित्यम् एव समाचरेत्) । गुरुपुत्रेषु च-आर्येषु गुरोश् च-एव स्वबन्धुषु ॥ [म्गुरुपुत्रे तथाचार्ये]

śreyaḥsu guruvad vṛttiṃ nityam eva samācaret) | guruputreṣu ca-āryeṣu guroś ca-eva svabandhuṣu || [M.guruputre tathācārye]

Towards his betters let him always behave as towards his teacher, likewise towards sons of his teacher, born by wives of equal caste, and towards the teacher's relatives both on the side of the father and of the mother.

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बालः समानजन्मा वा शिष्यो वा यज्ञकर्मणि । अध्यापयन्) गुरुसुतो गुरुवत्-मानम् अर्हति) ॥

bālaḥ samāna.janmā vā śiṣyo vā yajñakarmaṇi | adhyāpayan) gurusuto guruvat-mānam arhati) ||

The son of the teacher who imparts instruction (in his father's stead), whether younger or of equal age, or a student of (the science of) sacrifices (or of other Angas), deserves the same honour as the teacher.

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उत्सादनं च गात्राणां स्नापनौच्छिष्टभोजने । न कुर्याद्) गुरुपुत्रस्य पादयोश् च-अवनेजनम् ॥

utsādanaṃ ca gātrāṇāṃ snāpana.ucchiṣṭabhojane | na kuryād) guruputrasya pādayoś ca-avanejanam ||

(A student) must not shampoo the limbs of his teacher's son, nor assist him in bathing, nor eat the fragments of his food, nor wash his feet.

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गुरुवत् प्रतिपूज्याः स्युः) सवर्णा गुरुयोषितः । असवर्णास् तु सम्पूज्याः) प्रत्युत्थानअभिवादनैः ॥

guruvat pratipūjyāḥ syuḥ) sa.varṇā guruyoṣitaḥ | a.savarṇās tu sampūjyāḥ) pratyutthāna.abhivādanaiḥ ||

The wives of the teacher, who belong to the same caste, must be treated as respectfully as

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अभ्यञ्जनं स्नापनं च गात्रौत्सादनम् एव च । गुरुपत्न्या न कार्याणि केशानां च प्रसाधनम् ॥

abhyañjanaṃ snāpanaṃ ca gātra.utsādanam eva ca | gurupatnyā na kāryāṇi keśānāṃ ca prasādhanam ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

गुरुपत्नी तु युवतिर् न-अभिवाद्या)-इह पादयोः । पूर्णविंशतिवर्षेण गुणदोषौ विजानता) ॥

gurupatnī tu yuvatir na-abhivādyā)-iha pādayoḥ | pūrṇaviṃśativarṣeṇa guṇa.doṣau vijānatā) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

स्वभाव एष नारीणां नराणाम् इह दूषणम् । अतो ऽअर्थान् न प्रमाद्यन्ति प्रमदासु विपश्चितः ॥

svabhāva eṣa nārīṇāṃ narāṇām iha dūṣaṇam | ato 'arthān na pramādyanti pramadāsu vipaścitaḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

अविद्वांसम् अलं लोके विद्वांसम् अपि वा पुनः । प्रमदा ह्य् उत्पथं नेतुं कामक्रोधवशानुगम् ॥

a.vidvāṃsam alaṃ loke vidvāṃsam api vā punaḥ | pramadā hy utpathaṃ netuṃ kāma.krodhavaśānugam ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

मात्रा स्वस्रा दुहित्रा वा न विविक्तासनो भवेत्) । बलवान् इन्द्रियग्रामो विद्वांसम् अपि कर्षति) ॥

mātrā svasrā duhitrā vā na viviktāsano bhavet) | balavān indriyagrāmo vidvāṃsam api karṣati) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

कामं तु गुरुपत्नीनां युवतीनां युवा भुवि । विधिवद् वन्दनं कुर्याद्) असाव् अहम् इति ब्रुवन्) ॥

kāmaṃ tu gurupatnīnāṃ yuvatīnāṃ yuvā bhuvi | vidhivad vandanaṃ kuryād) asāv aham iti bruvan) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

विप्रोष्य) पादग्रहणम् अन्वहं च-अभिवादनम् । गुरुदारेषु कुर्वीत) सतां धर्मम् अनुस्मरन्) ॥

viproṣya) pādagrahaṇam anvahaṃ ca-abhivādanam | gurudāreṣu kurvīta) satāṃ dharmam anusmaran) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

यथा खनन्) खनित्रेण नरो वार्य् अधिगच्छति) । तथा गुरुगतां विद्यां शुश्रूषुर् अधिगच्छति) ॥

yathā khanan) khanitreṇa naro vāry adhigacchati) | tathā gurugatāṃ vidyāṃ śuśrūṣur adhigacchati) ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

मुण्डो वा जटिलो वा स्याद्) अथ वा स्यात्)-शिखाजटः । न-एनं ग्रामे ऽअभिनिम्लोचेत्) सूर्यो न-अभ्युदियात्) क्व चित् ॥

muṇḍo vā jaṭilo vā syād) atha vā syāt)-śikhā.jaṭaḥ | na-enaṃ grāme 'abhinimlocet) sūryo na-abhyudiyāt) kva cit ||

A (student) may either shave his head, or 216-217.

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तं चेद् अभ्युदियात्) सूर्यः शयानं) कामचारतः । निम्लोचेद्) वा-अप्य् अविज्ञानाज् जपन्न्) उपवसेद्) दिनम् ॥

taṃ ced abhyudiyāt) sūryaḥ śayānaṃ) kāmacārataḥ | nimloced) vā-apy a.vijñānāj japann) upavased) dinam ||

If the sun should rise or set while he is sleeping, be it (that he offended) intentionally or unintentionally, he shall fast during the (next) day, muttering (the Savitri).

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सूर्येण ह्य् अभिनिर्मुक्तः शयानो) ऽअभ्युदितश् च यः । [मभिनिम्लुक्तः] प्रायश्चित्तम् अकुर्वाणो) युक्तः स्यान्) महता-एनसा ॥

sūryeṇa hy abhinirmuktaḥ śayāno) 'abhyuditaś ca yaḥ | [M.abhinimluktaḥ] prāyaścittam a.kurvāṇo) yuktaḥ syān) mahatā-enasā ||

For he who lies (sleeping), while the sun sets or rises, and does not perform (that) penance, is tainted by great guilt.

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आचम्य) प्रयतो नित्यम् उभे संध्ये समाहितः । शुचौ देशे जपञ्) जप्यम् उपासीत) यथाविधि ॥

ācamya) prayato nityam ubhe saṃdhye samāhitaḥ | śucau deśe japañ) japyam upāsīta) yathāvidhi ||

Purified by sipping water, he shall daily worship during both twilights with a concentrated mind in a pure place, muttering the prescribed text according to the rule.

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यदि स्त्री यद्य् अवरजः श्रेयः किं चित् समाचरेत्) । तत् सर्वम् आचरेद्) युक्तो यत्र च-अस्य रमेन्) मनः ॥

yadi strī yady avarajaḥ śreyaḥ kiṃ cit samācaret) | tat sarvam ācared) yukto yatra ca-asya ramen) manaḥ ||

If a woman or a man of low caste perform anything (leading to) happiness, let him diligently practise it, as well as (any other permitted act) in which his heart finds pleasure. jol. 224. (Some declare that) the chief good consists in (the acquisition of) spiritual merit and wealth, (others place it) in (the gratification of) desire and (the acquisition of) wealth, (others) in (the acqui1 others/

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धर्मअर्थाव् उच्यते) श्रेयः कामअर्थौ धर्म एव च । अर्थ एव-इह वा श्रेयस् त्रिवर्ग इति तु स्थितिः ॥

dharma.arthāv ucyate) śreyaḥ kāma.arthau dharma eva ca | artha eva-iha vā śreyas trivarga iti tu sthitiḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

आचार्यश् च पिता च-एव माता भ्राता च पूर्वजः । न-आर्तेन-अप्य् अवमन्तव्या) ब्राह्मणेन विशेषतः ॥

ācāryaś ca pitā ca-eva mātā bhrātā ca pūrvajaḥ | na-ārtena-apy avamantavyā) brāhmaṇena viśeṣataḥ ||

The teacher, the father, the mother, and an elder brother must not be treated with disrespect, especially by a Brāhmaṇa, though one be grievously offended (by them).

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आचार्यो ब्रह्मणो मूर्तिः पिता मूर्तिः प्रजापतेः । माता पृथिव्या मूर्तिस् तु भ्राता स्वो मूर्तिर् आत्मनः ॥

ācāryo brahmaṇo mūrtiḥ pitā mūrtiḥ prajāpateḥ | mātā pṛthivyā mūrtis tu bhrātā svo mūrtir ātmanaḥ ||

The teacher is the image of Brahman, the father the image of Prajāpati (the lord of created beings), the mother the image of the earth, and an (elder) full brother the image of oneself.

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यं मातापितरौ क्लेशं सहेते) संभवे नृणाम् । न तस्य निष्कृतिः शक्या) कर्तुं वर्षशतैर् अपि ॥

yaṃ mātā.pitarau kleśaṃ sahete) saṃbhave nṛṇām | na tasya niṣkṛtiḥ śakyā) kartuṃ varṣaśatair api ||

That trouble (and pain) which the parents undergo on the birth of (their) children, cannot be compensated even in a hundred years.

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तयोर् नित्यं प्रियं कुर्याद्) आचार्यस्य च सर्वदा । तेष्व् एव त्रिषु तुष्टेषु तपः सर्वं समाप्यते) ॥

tayor nityaṃ priyaṃ kuryād) ācāryasya ca sarvadā | teṣv eva triṣu tuṣṭeṣu tapaḥ sarvaṃ samāpyate) ||

Let him always do what is agreeable to those (two) and always (what may please) his teacher; when those three are pleased, he obtains all (those rewards which) austerities (yield).

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तेषां त्रयाणां शुश्रूषा परमं तप उच्यते) । न तैर् अनभ्यनुज्ञातो धर्मम् अन्यं समाचरेत्) ॥

teṣāṃ trayāṇāṃ śuśrūṣā paramaṃ tapa ucyate) | na tair an.abhyanujñāto dharmam anyaṃ samācaret) ||

Obedience towards those three is declared to be the best (form of) austerity; let him not perform other meritorious acts without their permission.

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त एव हि त्रयो लोकास् त एव त्रय आश्रमाः । त एव हि त्रयो वेदास् त एव-उक्तास्) त्रयो ऽअग्नयः ॥

ta eva hi trayo lokās ta eva traya āśramāḥ | ta eva hi trayo vedās ta eva-uktās) trayo 'agnayaḥ ||

For they are declared to be the three worlds, they the three (principal) orders, they the three Vedas, and they the three sacred fires.

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पिता वै गार्हपत्यो ऽअग्निर् माता-अग्निर् दक्षिणः स्मृतः) । गुरुर् आहवनीयस् तु सा-अग्नित्रेता गरीयसी ॥

pitā vai gārhapatyo 'agnir mātā-agnir dakṣiṇaḥ smṛtaḥ) | gurur āhavanīyas tu sā-agnitretā garīyasī ||

The father, forsooth, is stated to be the Garhapatya fire, the mother the Dakshi/zagni, but

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त्रिष्व् अप्रमाद्यन्न्) एतेषु त्रीन् लोकान् विजयेद्) गृही । दीप्यमानः) स्ववपुषा देववद् दिवि मोदते) ॥

triṣv a.pramādyann) eteṣu trīn lokān vijayed) gṛhī | dīpyamānaḥ) svavapuṣā devavad divi modate) ||

He who neglects not those three, (even after he has become) a householder, will conquer the three worlds and, radiant in body like a god, he will enjoy bliss in heaven.

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इमं लोकं मातृभक्त्या पितृभक्त्या तु मध्यमम् । गुरुशुश्रूषया त्व् एवं ब्रह्मलोकं समश्नुते) ॥

imaṃ lokaṃ mātṛbhaktyā pitṛbhaktyā tu madhyamam | guruśuśrūṣayā tv evaṃ brahmalokaṃ samaśnute) ||

By honouring his mother he gains this (nether) world, by honouring his father the middle sphere, but by obedience to his teacher the world of Brahman.

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सर्वे तस्य-आदृता) धर्मा यस्य-एते त्रय आदृताः) । अनादृतास् तु यस्य-एते सर्वास् तस्य-अफलाः क्रियाः ॥

sarve tasya-ādṛtā) dharmā yasya-ete traya ādṛtāḥ) | an.ādṛtās tu yasya-ete sarvās tasya-a.phalāḥ kriyāḥ ||

All duties have been fulfilled by him who honours those three; but to him who honours them not, all rites remain fruitless.

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यावत् त्रयस् ते जीवेयुस्) तावत्- न-अन्यं समाचरेत्) । तेष्व् एव नित्यं शुश्रूषां कुर्यात्) प्रियहिते रतः ॥

yāvat trayas te jīveyus) tāvat- na-anyaṃ samācaret) | teṣv eva nityaṃ śuśrūṣāṃ kuryāt) priyahite rataḥ ||

As long as those three live, so long let him not (independently) perform any other (meritorious acts); let him always serve them, rejoicing (to do what is) agreeable and beneficial (to them).

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तेषाम् अनुपरोधेन पारत्र्यं यद् यद् आचरेत्) । तत् तन् निवेदयेत्) तेभ्यो मनोवचनकर्मभिः ॥

teṣām an.uparodhena pāratryaṃ yad yad ācaret) | tat tan nivedayet) tebhyo mano.vacana.karmabhiḥ ||

He shall inform them of everything that with their consent he may perform in thought, word, or deed for the sake of the next world.

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त्रिष्व् एतेष्व् इतिकृत्यं हि पुरुषस्य समाप्यते) । एष धर्मः परः साक्षाद् उपधर्मो ऽअन्य उच्यते) ॥

triṣv eteṣv itikṛtyaṃ hi puruṣasya samāpyate) | eṣa dharmaḥ paraḥ sākṣād upadharmo 'anya ucyate) ||

By (honouring) these three all that ought to be done by man, is accomplished; that is clearly the highest duty, every other (act) is a subordinate duty.

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श्रद्दधानः) शुभां विद्याम् आददीत)-अवराद् अपि । अन्याद् अपि परं धर्मं स्त्रीरत्नं दुष्कुलाद् अपि ॥

śraddadhānaḥ) śubhāṃ vidyām ādadīta)-avarād api | anyād api paraṃ dharmaṃ strīratnaṃ duṣkulād api ||

He who possesses faith may receive pure learning even from a man of lower caste, the highest

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विषाद् अप्य् अमृतं ग्राह्यं) बालाद् अपि सुभाषितम् । अमित्राद् अपि सद्वृत्तम् अमेध्याद् अपि काञ्चनम् ॥

viṣād apy amṛtaṃ grāhyaṃ) bālād api subhāṣitam | amitrād api sadvṛttam amedhyād api kāñcanam ||

Even from poison nectar may be taken, even from a child good advice, even from a foe (a lesson in) good conduct, and even from an impure (substance) gold.

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स्त्रियो रत्नान्य् अथो विद्या धर्मः शौचं सुभाषितम् । विविधानि च शील्पानि समादेयानि सर्वतः ॥

striyo ratnāny atho vidyā dharmaḥ śaucaṃ subhāṣitam | vividhāni ca śīlpāni samādeyāni sarvataḥ ||

Excellent wives, learning, (the knowledge of) the law, (the rules of) purity, good advice, and various arts may be acquired from anybody.

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