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Manu-Smrti 4

चतुर्थम् आयुषो भागम् उषित्वा)-आद्यं गुरौ द्विजाः । द्वितीयम् आयुषो भागं कृतदारो गृहे वसेत्) ॥

caturtham āyuṣo bhāgam uṣitvā)-ādyaṃ gurau dvijāḥ | dvitīyam āyuṣo bhāgaṃ kṛta.dāro gṛhe vaset) ||

Having dwelt with a teacher during the fourth part of (a man's) life, a Brāhmaṇa shall live during the second quarter (of his existence) in his house, after he has wedded a wife. *•. A Brāhmaṇa must seek a means of subsistence which either causes no, or at least little pain (to others), and live (by that) except in times of distress.

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अद्रोहेण-एव भूतानाम् अल्पद्रोहेण वा पुनः । या वृत्तिस् तां समास्थाय) विप्रो जीवेद्) अनापदि ॥

adroheṇa-eva bhūtānām alpadroheṇa vā punaḥ | yā vṛttis tāṃ samāsthāya) vipro jīved) anāpadi ||

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

यात्रामात्रप्रसिद्धिअर्थं स्वैः कर्मभिर् अगर्हितैः । अक्लेशेन शरीरस्य कुर्वीत) धनसंचयम् ॥

yātrāmātraprasiddhi.arthaṃ svaiḥ karmabhir agarhitaiḥ | akleśena śarīrasya kurvīta) dhanasaṃcayam ||

For the purpose of gaining bare subsistence, let him accumulate property by (following those) irreproachable occupations (which are prescribed for) his (caste), without (unduly) fatiguing his body.

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ऋतअमृताभ्यां जीवेत्) तु मृतेन प्रमृतेन वा । सत्यअनृताभ्याम् अपि वा न श्ववृत्त्या कदा चन ॥

ṛta.amṛtābhyāṃ jīvet) tu mṛtena pramṛtena vā | satya.anṛtābhyām api vā na śvavṛttyā kadā cana ||

He may subsist by Rtta. (truth), and Amrita.

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ऋतम् उञ्छशिलं ज्ञेयम् अमृतं स्याद्) अयाचितम् । मृतं तु याचितं भैक्षं प्रमृतं कर्षणं स्मृतम् ॥

ṛtam uñcha.śilaṃ jñeyam amṛtaṃ syād) ayācitam | mṛtaṃ tu yācitaṃ bhaikṣaṃ pramṛtaṃ karṣaṇaṃ smṛtam ||

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

सत्यअनृतं तु वाणिज्यं तेन च-एव-अपि जीव्यते) । सेवा श्ववृत्तिर् आख्याता) तस्मात् तां परिवर्जयेत्) ॥

satya.anṛtaṃ tu vāṇijyaṃ tena ca-eva-api jīvyate) | sevā śvavṛttir ākhyātā) tasmāt tāṃ parivarjayet) ||

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

कुसूलधान्यको वा स्यात्) कुम्भीधान्यक एव वा । त्र्यहएहिको वा-अपि भवेद्) अश्वस्तनिक एव वा ॥

kusūla.dhānyako vā syāt) kumbhī.dhānyaka eva vā | tryaha.ehiko vā-api bhaved) a.śvastanika eva vā ||

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

चतुर्णाम् अपि च-एतेषां द्विजानां गृहमेधिनाम् । ज्यायान् परः परो ज्ञेयो धर्मतो लोकजित्तमः ॥

caturṇām api ca-eteṣāṃ dvijānāṃ gṛhamedhinām | jyāyān paraḥ paro jñeyo dharmato lokajittamaḥ ||

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

षट्कर्म-एको भवत्य्) एषां त्रिभिर् अन्यः प्रवर्तते) । द्वाभ्याम् एकश् चतुर्थस् तु ब्रह्मसत्त्रेण जीवति) ॥

ṣaṭ.karma-eko bhavaty) eṣāṃ tribhir anyaḥ pravartate) | dvābhyām ekaś caturthas tu brahmasattreṇa jīvati) ||

One of these follows six occupations, another subsists by three, one by two, but the fourth lives by the Brahmasattra.

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वर्तयंश्) च शिलौञ्छाभ्याम् अग्निहोत्रपरायणः । इष्टीः पार्वायणान्तीयाः केवला निर्वपेत्) सदा ॥

vartayaṃś) ca śila.uñchābhyām agnihotra.parāyaṇaḥ | iṣṭīḥ pārvāyaṇāntīyāḥ kevalā nirvapet) sadā ||

He who maintains himself by picking up grains and ears of corn, must be always intent on (the performance of) the Agnihotra, and constantly offer those Ish^is only, which are prescribed for the days of the conjunction and opposition (of the moon), and for the solstices.

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न लोकवृत्तं वर्तेत) वृत्तिहेतोः कथं चन । अजिह्माम् अशथां शुद्धाम् जीवेद्) ब्राह्मणजीविकाम् ॥

na lokavṛttaṃ varteta) vṛttihetoḥ kathaṃ cana | a.jihmām a.śathāṃ śuddhām jīved) brāhmaṇajīvikām ||

Let him never, for the sake of subsistence, follow the ways of the world; let him live the pure, straightforward, honest life of a Brāhmaṇa.

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संतोषं परम् आस्थाय) सुखार्थी संयतो भवेत्) । संतोषमूलं हि सुखं दुःखमूलं विपर्ययः ॥

saṃtoṣaṃ param āsthāya) sukhārthī saṃyato bhavet) | saṃtoṣa.mūlaṃ hi sukhaṃ duḥkha.mūlaṃ viparyayaḥ ||

He who desires happiness must strive after a perfectly contented disposition and control himself; for happiness has contentment for its root, the root of unhappiness is the contrary (disposition).

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अतो ऽअन्यतमया वृत्त्या जीवंस्) तु स्नातको द्विजः । स्वर्गआयुष्ययशस्यानि व्रताणि-इमानि धारयेत्) ॥ [म्स्वर्ग्यआयुष्य। ]

ato 'anyatamayā vṛttyā jīvaṃs) tu snātako dvijaḥ | svarga.āyuṣya.yaśasyāni vratāṇi-imāni dhārayet) || [M.svargya.āyuṣya. ]

A Brāhmaṇa, who is a Snataka and subsists by one of the (above-mentioned) modes of life, must given unasked, begging, agriculture, trade, and teaching '

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वेदौदितं स्वकं कर्म नित्यं कुर्याद्) अतन्द्रितः । तद्द् हि कुर्वन्) यथाशक्ति प्राप्नोति) परमां गतिम् ॥

veda.uditaṃ svakaṃ karma nityaṃ kuryād) atandritaḥ | tadd hi kurvan) yathāśakti prāpnoti) paramāṃ gatim ||

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

न-ईहेत)-अर्थान् प्रसङ्गेन न विरुद्धेन कर्मणा । न विद्यमानेष्व्) अर्थेषु न-आर्त्याम् अपि यतस् ततः ॥ [म्न कल्पमानेष्व् अर्थेषु ]

na-īheta)-arthān prasaṅgena na viruddhena karmaṇā | na vidyamāneṣv) artheṣu na-ārtyām api yatas tataḥ || [M.na kalpamāneṣv artheṣu ]

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

इन्द्रियार्थेषु सर्वेषु न प्रसज्येत) कामतः । अतिप्रसक्तिं च-एतेषां मनसा संनिवर्तयेत्) ॥

indriyārtheṣu sarveṣu na prasajyeta) kāmataḥ | atiprasaktiṃ ca-eteṣāṃ manasā saṃnivartayet) ||

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

सर्वान् परित्यजेद्) अर्थान् स्वाध्यायस्य विरोधिनः । यथा तथा-अध्यापयंस्) तु सा ह्य् अस्य कृतकृत्यता ॥

sarvān parityajed) arthān svādhyāyasya virodhinaḥ | yathā tathā-adhyāpayaṃs) tu sā hy asya kṛtakṛtyatā ||

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

वयसः कर्मणो ऽअर्थस्य श्रुतस्य-अभिजनस्य च । वेषवाच्बुद्धिसारूप्यम् आचरन्) विचरेद्) इह ॥

vayasaḥ karmaṇo 'arthasya śrutasya-abhijanasya ca | veṣa.vāc.buddhi.sārūpyam ācaran) vicared) iha ||

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

बुद्धिवृद्धिकराण्य् आशु धन्यानि च हितानि च । नित्यं शास्त्राण्य् अवेक्षेत) निगमांश् च-एव वैदिकान् ॥

buddhi.vṛddhi.karāṇy āśu dhanyāni ca hitāni ca | nityaṃ śāstrāṇy avekṣeta) nigamāṃś ca-eva vaidikān ||

Let him daily pore over those Institutes of science which soon give increase of wisdom, those

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यथा यथा हि पुरुषः शास्त्रं समधिगच्छति) । तथा तथा विजानाति) विज्ञानं च-अस्य रोचते) ॥

yathā yathā hi puruṣaḥ śāstraṃ samadhigacchati) | tathā tathā vijānāti) vijñānaṃ ca-asya rocate) ||

For the more a man completely studies the Institutes of science, the more he fully understands (them), and his great learning shines brightly.

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ऋषियज्ञं देवयज्ञं भूतयज्ञं च सर्वदा । नृयज्ञं पितृयज्ञं च यथाशक्ति न हापयेत्) ॥

ṛṣiyajñaṃ devayajñaṃ bhūtayajñaṃ ca sarvadā | nṛyajñaṃ pitṛyajñaṃ ca yathāśakti na hāpayet) ||

Let him never, if he is able (to perform them), neglect the sacrifices to the sages, to the gods, to the Bhutas, to men, and to the manes.

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एतान् एके महायज्ञान् यज्ञशास्त्रविदो जनाः । अनीहमानाः) सततम् इन्द्रियेष्व् एव जुह्वति) ॥

etān eke mahāyajñān yajñaśāstravido janāḥ | an.īhamānāḥ) satatam indriyeṣv eva juhvati) ||

Some men who know the ordinances for sacrificial rites, always offer these great sacrifices in their organs (of sensation), without any (external) effort.

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वाच्य् एके जुह्वति) प्राणं प्राणे वाचं च सर्वदा । वाचि प्राणे च पश्यन्तो) यज्ञनिर्वृत्तिम् अक्षयाम् ॥

vācy eke juhvati) prāṇaṃ prāṇe vācaṃ ca sarvadā | vāci prāṇe ca paśyanto) yajñanirvṛttim akṣayām ||

Knowing that the (performance of the) sacrifice in their speech and their breath yields imperishable (rewards), some always offer their breath in their speech, and their speech in their breath.

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ज्ञानेन-एव-अपरे विप्रा यजन्त्य्) एतैर् मखैः सदा । [म्। यजन्ते तैर् मखैः सदा] ज्ञानमूलाम् क्रियाम् एषां पश्यन्तो) ज्ञानचक्षुषा ॥

jñānena-eva-apare viprā yajanty) etair makhaiḥ sadā | [M. yajante tair makhaiḥ sadā] jñāna.mūlām kriyām eṣāṃ paśyanto) jñānacakṣuṣā ||

Other Brahma;zas, seeing with the eye of knowledge that the performance of those rites has knowledge for its root, always perform them through knowledge alone.

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अग्निहोत्रं च जुहुयाद्) आदिअन्ते द्युनिशोः सदा । दर्शेन च-अर्धमासान्ते पौर्णामासेन च-एव हि ॥

agnihotraṃ ca juhuyād) ādi.ante dyu.niśoḥ sadā | darśena ca-ardhamāsānte paurṇāmāsena ca-eva hi ||

A Brāhmaṇa shall always offer the Agnihotra at the beginning or at the end of the day and of the night, and the Darca and Pauraamasa (Ish/is) at the end of each half-month,

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सस्यान्ते नवसस्यैष्ट्या तथा-ऋतुअन्ते द्विजो ऽअध्वरैः । पशुना त्व् अयनस्य-आदौ समान्ते सौमिकैर् मखैः ॥ [मयनान्ते तु समांते]

sasyānte navasasya.iṣṭyā tathā-ṛtu.ante dvijo 'adhvaraiḥ | paśunā tv ayanasya-ādau samānte saumikair makhaiḥ || [M.ayanānte tu samāṃte]

When the old grain has been consumed the astrology. The Nigamas are the Ahgas

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न-अनिष्ट्वा) नवसस्यैष्ट्या पशुना च-अग्निमान् द्विजः । नवान्नम् अद्यात्)-मांसं वा दीर्घम् आयुर् जिजीविषुः ॥

na-an.iṣṭvā) navasasya.iṣṭyā paśunā ca-agnimān dvijaḥ | navānnam adyāt)-māṃsaṃ vā dīrgham āyur jijīviṣuḥ ||

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

नवेन-अनर्चिता ह्य् अस्य पशुहव्येन च-अग्नयः । प्राणान् एव-अत्तुम् इच्छन्ति) नवान्नआमिषगर्धिनः ॥

navena-an.arcitā hy asya paśuhavyena ca-agnayaḥ | prāṇān eva-attum icchanti) navānna.āmiṣagardhinaḥ ||

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

आसनअशनशय्याभिर् अद्भिर् मूलफलेन वा । न-अस्य कश् चिद् वसेद्) गेहे शक्तितो ऽअनर्चितो ऽअतिथिः ॥

āsana.aśana.śayyābhir adbhir mūla.phalena vā | na-asya kaś cid vased) gehe śaktito 'an.arcito 'atithiḥ ||

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

पाषाण्डिनो विकर्मस्थान् बैडालव्रतिकान्-शठान् । हैतुकान् बकवृत्तींश् च वाच्मात्रेण-अपि न-अर्चयेत्) ॥

pāṣāṇḍino vikarmasthān baiḍāla.vratikān-śaṭhān | haitukān baka.vṛttīṃś ca vāc.mātreṇa-api na-arcayet) ||

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

वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातान्-श्रोत्रियान् गृहमेधिनः । पूजयेद्द्) हव्यकव्येन विपरीतांश् च वर्जयेत्) ॥

vedavidyā.vrata.snātān-śrotriyān gṛhamedhinaḥ | pūjayedd) havya.kavyena viparītāṃś ca varjayet) ||

Those who have become Snatakas after studying the Veda, or after completing their vows, (and) householders, who are 6rotriyas, one must worship by (gifts of food) sacred to gods and manes, but one must avoid those who are different.

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शक्तितो ऽअपचमानेभ्यो दातव्यं) गृहमेधिना । संविभागश् च भूतेभ्यः कर्तव्यो) ऽअनुपरोधतः ॥

śaktito 'a.pacamānebhyo dātavyaṃ) gṛhamedhinā | saṃvibhāgaś ca bhūtebhyaḥ kartavyo) 'an.uparodhataḥ ||

A householder must give (as much food) as he is able (to spare) to those who do not cook for themselves, and to all beings one must distribute (food) without detriment (to one's own interest).

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राजतो धनम् अन्विच्छेत्) संसीदन्) स्नातकः क्षुधा । याज्यअन्तेवासिनोर् वा-अपि न त्व् अन्यत इति स्थितिः ॥

rājato dhanam anvicchet) saṃsīdan) snātakaḥ kṣudhā | yājya.antevāsinor vā-api na tv anyata iti sthitiḥ ||

A Snataka who pines with hunger, may beg wealth of a king, of one for whom he sacrifices, and of a pupil, but not of others; that is a settled rule.

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न सीदेत्) स्नातको विप्रः क्षुधा शक्तः कथं चन । न जीर्णमलवद्वासा भवेच्) च विभवे सति ॥

na sīdet) snātako vipraḥ kṣudhā śaktaḥ kathaṃ cana | na jīrṇa.malavad.vāsā bhavec) ca vibhave sati ||

A Snataka who is able (to procure food) shall never waste himself with hunger, nor shall he wear old or dirty clothes, if he possesses property.

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कॢप्तकेशनखश्मश्रुर् दान्तः शुक्लअम्बरः शुचिः । स्वाध्याये च-एव युक्तः स्यान्) नित्यम् आत्महितेषु च ॥

kḷptakeśa.nakha.śmaśrur dāntaḥ śukla.ambaraḥ śuciḥ | svādhyāye ca-eva yuktaḥ syān) nityam ātmahiteṣu ca ||

Keeping his hair, nails, and beard clipped, subduing his passions by austerities, wearing white garments and (keeping himself) pure, he shall be always engaged in studying the Veda and (such acts as are) conducive to his welfare.

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वैणवीं धारयेद्) यष्टिं सौदकं च कमण्डलुम् । यज्ञोपवीतं वेदं च शुभं रौक्मे च कुण्डले ॥

vaiṇavīṃ dhārayed) yaṣṭiṃ sa.udakaṃ ca kamaṇḍalum | yajñopavītaṃ vedaṃ ca śubhaṃ raukme ca kuṇḍale ||

He shall carry a staff of bamboo, a pot full of water, a sacred string, a bundle of Kara grass, and (wear) two bright golden ear-rings.

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न-ईक्षेत)-उद्यन्तम्) आदित्यं न-अस्तं यान्तं) कदा चन । न-उपसृष्टं न वारिस्थं न मध्यं नभसो गतम् ॥

na-īkṣeta)-udyantam) ādityaṃ na-astaṃ yāntaṃ) kadā cana | na-upasṛṣṭaṃ na vāristhaṃ na madhyaṃ nabhaso gatam ||

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

न लङ्घयेद्) वत्सतन्त्रीं न प्रधावेच्) च वर्षति । न च-उदके निरीक्षेत) स्वरूपम् इति धारणा ॥

na laṅghayed) vatsatantrīṃ na pradhāvec) ca varṣati | na ca-udake nirīkṣeta) svarūpam iti dhāraṇā ||

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

मृदं गां दैवतं विप्रं घृतं मधु चतुष्पथम् । प्रदक्षिणानि कुर्वीत) प्रज्ञातांश् च वनस्पतीन् ॥

mṛdaṃ gāṃ daivataṃ vipraṃ ghṛtaṃ madhu catuṣpatham | pradakṣiṇāni kurvīta) prajñātāṃś ca vanaspatīn ||

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

न-उपगच्छेत्) प्रमत्तो ऽअपि स्त्रियम् आर्तवदर्शने । समानशयने च-एव न शयीत) तया सह ॥

na-upagacchet) pramatto 'api striyam ārtavadarśane | samānaśayane ca-eva na śayīta) tayā saha ||

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

रजसा-अभिप्लुतां नारीं नरस्य ह्य् उपगच्छतः) । प्रज्ञा तेजो बलं चक्षुर् आयुश् च-एव प्रहीयते) ॥

rajasā-abhiplutāṃ nārīṃ narasya hy upagacchataḥ) | prajñā tejo balaṃ cakṣur āyuś ca-eva prahīyate) ||

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

तां विवर्जयतस्) तस्य रजसा समभिप्लुताम् । प्रज्ञा तेजो बलं चक्षुर् आयुश् च-एव प्रवर्धते) ॥

tāṃ vivarjayatas) tasya rajasā samabhiplutām | prajñā tejo balaṃ cakṣur āyuś ca-eva pravardhate) ||

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

न-अश्नीयाद्) भार्यया सार्धं न-एनाम् ईक्षेत) च-अश्नतीम्) । क्षुवतीं जृम्भमाणां) वा न च-आसीनां यथासुखम् ॥

na-aśnīyād) bhāryayā sārdhaṃ na-enām īkṣeta) ca-aśnatīm) | kṣuvatīṃ jṛmbhamāṇāṃ) vā na ca-āsīnāṃ yathāsukham ||

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

न-अञ्जयन्तीं) स्वके नेत्रे न च-अभ्यक्ताम् अनावृताम् । न पश्येत्) प्रसवन्तीं) च तेजस्कामो द्विजोत्तमः ॥

na-añjayantīṃ) svake netre na ca-abhyaktām anāvṛtām | na paśyet) prasavantīṃ) ca tejas.kāmo dvijottamaḥ ||

A Brāhmaṇa who desires energy must not

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न-अन्नम् अद्याद्) एकवासा न नग्नः स्नानम् आचरेत्) । न मूत्रं पथि कुर्वीत) न भस्मनि न गोव्रजे ॥

na-annam adyād) ekavāsā na nagnaḥ snānam ācaret) | na mūtraṃ pathi kurvīta) na bhasmani na govraje ||

Let him not eat, dressed with one garment only; let him not bathe naked; let him not void urine on a road, on ashes, or in a cow-pen,

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न फालकृष्टे न जले न चित्यां न च पर्वते । न जीर्णदेवायतने न वल्मीके कदा चन ॥

na phālakṛṣṭe na jale na cityāṃ na ca parvate | na jīrṇadevāyatane na valmīke kadā cana ||

Nor on ploughed land, in water, on an altar of bricks, on a mountain, on the ruins of a temple, nor ever on an ant-hill,

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न ससत्त्वेषु गर्तेषु न गच्छन्न्) अपि न स्थितः । न नदीतीरम् आसाद्य) न च पर्वतमस्तके ॥

na sa.sattveṣu garteṣu na gacchann) api na sthitaḥ | na nadītīram āsādya) na ca parvatamastake ||

Nor in holes inhabited by living creatures, nor while he walks or stands, nor on reaching the bank of a river, nor on the top of a mountain.

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वायुअग्निविप्रम् आदित्यम् अपः पश्यंस्) तथा-एव गाः । न कदा चन कुर्वीत) विष्मूत्रस्य विसर्जनम् ॥

vāyu.agni.vipram ādityam apaḥ paśyaṃs) tathā-eva gāḥ | na kadā cana kurvīta) viṣ.mūtrasya visarjanam ||

Let him never void faeces or urine, facing the wind, or a fire, or looking towards a Brāhmaṇa, the sun, water, or cows.

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न-अग्निं मुखेन-उपधमेन् नग्नां न-ईक्षेत च स्त्रियम् । न-अमेध्यं प्रक्षिपेद् अग्नौ न च पादौ प्रतापयेत् ॥

na-agniṃ mukhena-upadhamen nagnāṃ na-īkṣeta ca striyam | na-amedhyaṃ prakṣiped agnau na ca pādau pratāpayet ||

Let him not blow a fire with his mouth; let him not look at a naked woman; let him not throw any impure substance into the fire, and let him not warm his feet at it.

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अधस्तान् न-उपदध्याच्) च न च-एनम् अभिलङ्घयेत्) । न च-एनं पादतः कुर्यान्) न प्राणआबाधम् आचरेत्) ॥

adhastān na-upadadhyāc) ca na ca-enam abhilaṅghayet) | na ca-enaṃ pādataḥ kuryān) na prāṇa.ābādham ācaret) ||

Let him not place (fire) under (a bed or the like); nor step over it, nor place it (when he sleeps) at the foot-(end of his bed); let him not torment living creatures.

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न-अश्नीयात्) संधिवेलायां न गच्छेन्) न-अपि संविशेत्) ।[ न च-एव प्रलिखेद्) भूमिं न-आत्मनो ऽअपहरेत्) स्रजम् ॥

na-aśnīyāt) saṃdhivelāyāṃ na gacchen) na-api saṃviśet) |[ na ca-eva pralikhed) bhūmiṃ na-ātmano 'apaharet) srajam ||

Let him not eat, nor travel, nor sleep during the twilight; let him not scratch the ground; let him not take off his garland.

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न-अप्सु मूत्रं पुरीषं वा ष्ठीवनं वा समुत्सृजेत्) । अमेध्यलिप्तम् अन्यद् वा लोहितं वा विषाणि वा ।

na-apsu mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ vā ṣṭhīvanaṃ vā samutsṛjet) | amedhyaliptam anyad vā lohitaṃ vā viṣāṇi vā |

Let him not throw urine or faeces into the water, nor saliva, nor (clothes) defiled by impure I substances, nor any other (impurity), nor blood, nor \ poisonous things. A

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न-एकः सुप्यात्)-शून्यगेहे न श्रेयांसं प्रबोधयेत्) । [शून्यगृहे स्वप्यान्] न-उदक्यया-अभिभाषेत) यज्ञं गच्छेन्) न च-अवृतः ॥

na-ekaḥ supyāt)-śūnyagehe na śreyāṃsaṃ prabodhayet) | [śūnyagṛhe svapyān] na-udakyayā-abhibhāṣeta) yajñaṃ gacchen) na ca-avṛtaḥ ||

Let him not sleep alone in a deserted dwelling; let him not wake (a superior) who is sleeping; let him not converse with a menstruating woman;

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अग्न्यगारे गवां गोष्ठे ब्राह्मणानां च संनिधौ । स्वाध्याये भोजने च-एव दक्षिनं पाणिम् उद्धरेत्) ॥

agnyagāre gavāṃ goṣṭhe brāhmaṇānāṃ ca saṃnidhau | svādhyāye bhojane ca-eva dakṣinaṃ pāṇim uddharet) ||

Let him keep his right arm uncovered in a place where a sacred fire is kept, in a cow-pen, in the presence of Brāhmaṇas, during the private recitation of the Veda, and at meals.

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न वारयेद्) गां धयन्तीं) न च-आचक्षीत) कस्य चित् । न दिवि-इन्द्रायुधं दृष्ट्वा) कस्य चिद् दर्शयेद्) बुधः ॥

na vārayed) gāṃ dhayantīṃ) na ca-ācakṣīta) kasya cit | na divi-indrāyudhaṃ dṛṣṭvā) kasya cid darśayed) budhaḥ ||

Let him not interrupt a cow who is suckling (her calf)7nor tell anybody of it. A wise man, if he sees a rainbow in the sky, must not point it out to.£ anybody.

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न-अधर्मिके वसेद्) ग्रामे न व्याधिबहुले भृशम् । न-एकः प्रपद्येत)-अध्वानं न चिरं पर्वते वसेत्) ॥

na-adharmike vased) grāme na vyādhi.bahule bhṛśam | na-ekaḥ prapadyeta)-adhvānaṃ na ciraṃ parvate vaset) ||

Let him not dwell in a village where the sacred law is not obeyed, nor (stay) long where diseases are endemic; let him not go alone on a journey, nor reside long on a mountain.

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न शूद्रराज्ये निवसेन्) न-अधार्मिकजनावृते । न पाषण्डिगणाक्रान्ते न-उपस्षृटे) ऽअन्त्यजैर् नृभिः ॥

na śūdrarājye nivasen) na-adhārmikajanāvṛte | na pāṣaṇḍigaṇākrānte na-upasṣṛṭe) 'antyajair nṛbhiḥ ||

Let him not dwell in a country where the rulers are Śudras, nor in one which is surrounded by unrighteous men, nor in one which has become subject to heretics, nor in one swarming with men of the lowest castes.

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न भुञ्जीत)-उद्धृतस्नेहं न-अतिसौहित्यम् आचरेत्) ॥ न-अतिप्रगे न-अतिसायं न सायं प्रातराशितः ॥

na bhuñjīta)-uddhṛta.snehaṃ na-atisauhityam ācaret) || na-atiprage na-atisāyaṃ na sāyaṃ prātar.āśitaḥ ||

Let him not eat anything from which the oil has been extracted; let him not be a glutton; let him not eat very early (in the morning), nor very late (in the evening), nor (take any food) in the evening, if he has eaten (his fill) in the morning.

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न कुर्वीत) वृथाचेष्टां न वार्य् अञ्जलिना पिबेत्) । न-उत्सङ्गे भक्षयेद्) भक्ष्यान्) न जातु स्यात्) कुतूहली ॥

na kurvīta) vṛthāceṣṭāṃ na vāry añjalinā pibet) | na-utsaṅge bhakṣayed) bhakṣyān) na jātu syāt) kutūhalī ||

Let him not exert himself without a purpose; let him not drink water out of his joined palms; let

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न नृत्येद् अथ वा गायेन् न वादित्राणि वादयेत्]। [म्न नृत्येन्) न-एव गायेच्) च न वादित्राणि वादयेत्)] न-आस्फोटयेन्) न च क्ष्वेडेन्) न च रक्तो विरावयेत् ॥ [म्न च रक्तो विरोधयेत्]

na nṛtyed atha vā gāyen na vāditrāṇi vādayet]| [M.na nṛtyen) na-eva gāyec) ca na vāditrāṇi vādayet)] na-āsphoṭayen) na ca kṣveḍen) na ca rakto virāvayet || [M.na ca rakto virodhayet]

Let him not dance, nor sing, nor play musical instruments, nor slap (his limbs), nor grind his teeth, nor let him make uncouth noises, though he be in a passion.

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न पादौ धावयेत्) कांस्ये कदा चिद् अपि भाजने । न भिन्नभाण्डे भुञ्जीत) न भावप्रतिदूषिते ॥

na pādau dhāvayet) kāṃsye kadā cid api bhājane | na bhinnabhāṇḍe bhuñjīta) na bhāvapratidūṣite ||

Let him never wash his feet in a vessel of white brass; let him not eat out of a broken (earthen) dish, nor out of one that (to judge) from its appearance (is) defiled.

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उपानहौ च वासश् च धृतम् अन्यैर् न धारयेत्) । उपवीतम् अलङ्कारं स्रजं करकम् एव च ॥

upānahau ca vāsaś ca dhṛtam anyair na dhārayet) | upavītam alaṅkāraṃ srajaṃ karakam eva ca ||

Let him not use shoes, garments, a sacred string, ornaments, a garland, or a water-vessel which have been used by others. j. Let him not travel with untrained beasts of burden, nor with (animals) that are tormented by hunger or disease, or whose horns, eyes, and hoofs \ have been injured, or whose tails have been disfigured.

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न-अविनीतैर् भजेद्) धुर्यैर् न च क्षुध्व्याधिपीडितैः । [म्न-अविनीतैर् व्रजेद्)] न भिन्नशृङ्गअक्षिखुरैर् न वालधिविरूपितैः ॥

na-a.vinītair bhajed) dhuryair na ca kṣudh.vyādhi.pīḍitaiḥ | [M.na-avinītair vrajed)] na bhinna.śṛṅga.akṣi.khurair na vāladhivirūpitaiḥ ||

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

विनीतैस् तु व्रजेन्) नित्यम् आशुगैर् लक्षणान्वितैः । वर्णरूपौपसंपन्नैः प्रतोदेन-आतुदन्) भृशम् ॥[म्प्रतोदेन-आक्षिपन्]

vinītais tu vrajen) nityam āśugair lakṣaṇānvitaiḥ | varṇa.rūpa.upasaṃpannaiḥ pratodena-ātudan) bhṛśam ||[M.pratodena-ākṣipan]

Let him always travel with (beasts) which are well broken in, swift, endowed with lucky marks, and perfect in colour and form, without urging them much with the goad.

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बालातपः प्रेतधूमो वर्ज्यं भिन्नं तथा-आसनम् । न छिन्द्यान्) नखरोमाणि दन्तैर् न-उत्पाटयेन्) नखान् ॥[म्न च्छिन्द्यान्]

bālātapaḥ pretadhūmo varjyaṃ bhinnaṃ tathā-āsanam | na chindyān) nakha.romāṇi dantair na-utpāṭayen) nakhān ||[M.na cchindyān]

The morning 'sun, the smoke rising from a (burning) corpse, and a broken seat must be avoided. Let him not clip his nails or hair, and not tear his nails with his teeth.

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न मृत्लोष्ठं च मृद्नीयान्) न छिन्द्यात्) करजैस् तृणम् ।[म्च्छिन्द्यात्] न कर्म निष्फलं कुर्यान्) न-आयत्याम् असुखौदयम् ॥

na mṛt.loṣṭhaṃ ca mṛdnīyān) na chindyāt) karajais tṛṇam |[M.cchindyāt] na karma niṣphalaṃ kuryān) na-āyatyām a.sukha.udayam ||

Let him not crush earth or clods, nor tear off grass with his nails; let him not do anything that is useless or will have disagreeable results in the future.

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लोष्ठमर्दी तृणच्छेदी नखखादी च यो नरः । स विनाशं व्रजत्य्) आशु सूचका-अशुचिर् एव च ॥ [म्सूचको ऽअशुचिर् एव च]

loṣṭhamardī tṛṇacchedī nakhakhādī ca yo naraḥ | sa vināśaṃ vrajaty) āśu sūcakā-aśucir eva ca || [M.sūcako 'aśucir eva ca]

A man who crushes clods, tears off grass, or bites his nails, goes soon to perdition, likewise an informer and he who neglects (the rules of) purification.

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न विगर्ह्य कथां कुर्याद्) बहिर् माल्यं न धारयेत्) । [म्। न विगृह्य कथां कुर्याद्] गवां च यानं पृष्ठेन सर्वथा-एव विगर्हितम् ॥

na vigarhya kathāṃ kuryād) bahir mālyaṃ na dhārayet) | [M. na vigṛhya kathāṃ kuryād] gavāṃ ca yānaṃ pṛṣṭhena sarvathā-eva vigarhitam ||

Let him not wrangle; let him not wear a garland over (his hair). To ride on the back of cows (or of oxen) is anyhow a blamable^act.

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अद्वारेण च न-अतीयाद्) ग्रामं वा वेश्म वा-आवृतम् । रात्रौ च वृक्षमूलानि दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्) ॥

a.dvāreṇa ca na-atīyād) grāmaṃ vā veśma vā-āvṛtam | rātrau ca vṛkṣamūlāni dūrataḥ parivarjayet) ||

Let him not enter a walled village or house except by the gate, and by night let him keep at a long distance from the roots of trees.

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न-अक्षैर् दीव्येत्) कदा चित् तु स्वयं न-उपानहौ हरेत्) । शयनस्थो न भुञ्जीत) न पाणिस्थं न च-आसने ॥

na-akṣair dīvyet) kadā cit tu svayaṃ na-upānahau haret) | śayanastho na bhuñjīta) na pāṇisthaṃ na ca-āsane ||

Let him never play with dice, nor himself take off his shoes; let him not eat, lying on a bed, nor what has been placed in his hand or on a seat.

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सर्वं च तिलसंबद्धं न-अद्याद्) अस्तम् इते रवौ । न च नग्नः शयीत)-इह न च-उच्छिष्टः क्व चिद् व्रजेत्) ॥

sarvaṃ ca tilasaṃbaddhaṃ na-adyād) astam ite ravau | na ca nagnaḥ śayīta)-iha na ca-ucchiṣṭaḥ kva cid vrajet) ||

Let him not eat after sunset any (food) containing sesamum grains; let him never sleep naked, nor go anywhere unpurified (after meals).

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आर्द्रपादस् तु भुञ्जीत) न-आर्द्रपादस् तु संविशेत्) । आर्द्रपादस् तु भुञ्जानो) दीर्घम् आयुर् अवाप्नुयात्) ॥

ārdra.pādas tu bhuñjīta) na-ārdra.pādas tu saṃviśet) | ārdra.pādas tu bhuñjāno) dīrgham āyur avāpnuyāt) ||

Let him eat while his feet are (yet) wet (from the ablution), but let him not go to bed with wet feet. He who eats while his feet are (still) wet, will attain long life. "j J. Let him never enter a place, difficult of access, which is impervious to his eye; let him not look at urine or ordure, nor cross a river (swimming) with his arms. — ^

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अचक्षुर्विषयं दुर्गं न प्रपद्येत) कर्हि चित् । न विष्मूत्रम् उदीक्षेत) न बाहुभ्यां नदीं तरेत्) ॥

a.cakṣurviṣayaṃ durgaṃ na prapadyeta) karhi cit | na viṣ.mūtram udīkṣeta) na bāhubhyāṃ nadīṃ taret) ||

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

अधितिष्ठेन्) न केशांस् तु न भस्मअस्थिकपालिकाः । न कार्पासअस्थि न तुषान् दीर्घम् आयुर् जिजीविषुः ॥

adhitiṣṭhen) na keśāṃs tu na bhasma.asthi.kapālikāḥ | na kārpāsa.asthi na tuṣān dīrgham āyur jijīviṣuḥ ||

Let him not step on hair, ashes, bones, pot- \ sherds, cotton-seed or chaff, if he desires long life.

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न संवसेच्) च पतितैर् न चाण्डालैर् न पुल्कसैः । न मूर्खैर् न-अवलिप्तैश् च न-अन्त्यैर् न-अन्त्यावसायिभिः ॥

na saṃvasec) ca patitair na cāṇḍālair na pulkasaiḥ | na mūrkhair na-avaliptaiś ca na-antyair na-antyāvasāyibhiḥ ||

Let him not stay together with outcasts, nor with KdLtid&X&s, nor with Pukkasas, nor with fools, nor with overbearing men, nor with low-caste men, nor with Antyavasayins.

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न शूद्राय मतिं दद्यान्) न-उच्छिष्टं न हविष्कृतम् । न च-अस्य-उपदिशेद्) धर्मं न च-अस्य व्रतम् आदिशेत्) ॥

na śūdrāya matiṃ dadyān) na-ucchiṣṭaṃ na haviṣkṛtam | na ca-asya-upadiśed) dharmaṃ na ca-asya vratam ādiśet) ||

Let him not give to a Śudra advice, nor the remnants (of his meal), nor food offered to the gods; nor let him explain the sacred law (to such a man), nor impose (upon him) a penance. /

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यो ह्य् अस्य धर्मम् आचष्टे) यश् च-एव-आदिशति) व्रतम् । सो ऽअसंवृतं नाम तमः सह तेन-एव मज्जति) ॥

yo hy asya dharmam ācaṣṭe) yaś ca-eva-ādiśati) vratam | so 'asaṃvṛtaṃ nāma tamaḥ saha tena-eva majjati) ||

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

न संहताभ्यां पाणिभ्यां कण्डूयेद्) आत्मनः शिरः । न स्पृशेच्) च-एतद् उच्छिष्टो न च स्नायाद्) विना ततः ॥

na saṃhatābhyāṃ pāṇibhyāṃ kaṇḍūyed) ātmanaḥ śiraḥ | na spṛśec) ca-etad ucchiṣṭo na ca snāyād) vinā tataḥ ||

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

केशग्रहान् प्रहारांश् च शिरस्य् एतान् विवर्जयेत्) । शिरःस्नातश् च तैलेन न-अङ्गं किं चिद् अपि स्पृशेत्) ॥

keśagrahān prahārāṃś ca śirasy etān vivarjayet) | śiraḥsnātaś ca tailena na-aṅgaṃ kiṃ cid api spṛśet) ||

Let him avoid (in anger) to lay hold of (his own or other men's) hair, or to strike (himself or others) on the head. When he has bathed (submerging) his head, he shall not touch any of his /limbs with oil.

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न राज्ञः प्रतिगृह्णीयाद्) अराजन्यप्रसूतितः । सूनाचक्रध्वजवतां वेशेन-एव च जीवताम्) ॥

na rājñaḥ pratigṛhṇīyād) arājanyaprasūtitaḥ | sūnā.cakra.dhvajavatāṃ veśena-eva ca jīvatām) ||

Let him not accept presents from a king who is not descended from the Kshatriya race, nor from butchers, oil-manufacturers, and publicans, nor from those who subsist by the gain of prostitutes.

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दशसूनासमं चक्रं दशचक्रसमो ध्वजः । दशध्वजसमो वेशो दशवेशसमो नृपः ॥

daśasūnā.samaṃ cakraṃ daśacakra.samo dhvajaḥ | daśadhvaja.samo veśo daśaveśa.samo nṛpaḥ ||

One oil-press is as (bad) as ten slaughterhouses, one tavern as (bad as) ten oil-presses, one brothel as (bad as) ten taverns, one king as (bad as) ten brothels.

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दश सूणासहस्राणि यो वाहयति) सौनिकः । तेन तुल्यः स्मृतो राजा घोरस् तस्य प्रतिग्रहः ॥

daśa sūṇāsahasrāṇi yo vāhayati) saunikaḥ | tena tulyaḥ smṛto rājā ghoras tasya pratigrahaḥ ||

A king is declared to be equal (in wickedness) to a butcher who keeps a hundred thousand slaughter-houses; to accept presents from him is a terrible (crime).

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यो राज्ञः प्रतिगृह्णाति) लुब्धस्य-उच्छास्त्रवर्तिनः । स पर्यायेण याति)-इमान् नरकान् एकविंशतिम् ॥

yo rājñaḥ pratigṛhṇāti) lubdhasya-ucchāstravartinaḥ | sa paryāyeṇa yāti)-imān narakān ekaviṃśatim ||

He who accepts presents from an avaricious king who acts contrary to the Institutes (of the sacred law), will go in succession to the following twenty-one hells:

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तामिस्रम् अन्धतामिस्रं महारौरवरौरवौ । नरकं कालसूत्रं च महानरकम् एव च ॥

tāmisram andhatāmisraṃ mahāraurava.rauravau | narakaṃ kālasūtraṃ ca mahānarakam eva ca ||

Tamisra, Andhatamisra, Maharaurava, Raurava, the Kalasutra hell, Mahanaraka,

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संजीवनं महावीचिं तपनं संप्रतापनम् । संहातं च सकाकोलं कुड्मलं प्रतिमूर्तिकम् ॥ [म्पूतिमृत्तिकम् ]

saṃjīvanaṃ mahāvīciṃ tapanaṃ saṃpratāpanam | saṃhātaṃ ca sa.kākolaṃ kuḍmalaṃ pratimūrtikam || [M.pūtimṛttikam ]

Saw^lvana, MahavL£i, Tapana, Sampratapana, Sawghata, Sakakola, Ku^mala, Putimrzttika,

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लोहशङ्कुम् ऋजीषं च पन्थानं शाल्मलीं नदीम् । असिपत्रवनं च-एव लोहदारकम् एव च ॥

lohaśaṅkum ṛjīṣaṃ ca panthānaṃ śālmalīṃ nadīm | asipatravanaṃ ca-eva lohadārakam eva ca ||

Loha^anku, JZtgisha., Pathin, the (flaming) river,.Salmala, Asipatravana, and LohaMraka.

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एतद् विदन्तो) विद्वांसो ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवादिनः । न राज्ञः प्रतिगृह्णन्ति) प्रेत्य श्रेयो ऽअभिकाङ्क्षिणः ॥

etad vidanto) vidvāṃso brāhmaṇā brahmavādinaḥ | na rājñaḥ pratigṛhṇanti) pretya śreyo 'abhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||

Learned Brāhmaṇas, who know that, who study the Veda and desire bliss after death, do not accept presents from a king.

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ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते बुध्येत) धर्मअर्थौ च-अनुचिन्तयेत्) । कायक्लेशांश् च तन्मूलान् वेदतत्त्वार्थम् एव च ॥

brāhme muhūrte budhyeta) dharma.arthau ca-anucintayet) | kāyakleśāṃś ca tan.mūlān vedatattvārtham eva ca ||

Let him wake in the muhurta, sacred to Brahman, and think of (the acquisition of) spiritual merit and wealth, of the bodily fatigue arising therefrom, and of the true meaning of the Veda.

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उत्थाय)-आवश्यकं कृत्वा) कृतशौचः समाहितः । पूर्वां संध्यां जपंस् तिष्ठेत्) स्वकाले च-अपरां चिरम् ॥[

utthāya)-āvaśyakaṃ kṛtvā) kṛta.śaucaḥ samāhitaḥ | pūrvāṃ saṃdhyāṃ japaṃs tiṣṭhet) svakāle ca-aparāṃ ciram ||[

When he has risen, has relieved the necessities of nature and carefully purified himself, let him stand during the morning twilight, muttering for a long time (the Giyatri), and at the proper time (he must similarly perform) the evening (devotion).

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ऋषयो दीर्घसंध्यत्वाद् दीर्घम् आयुर् अवाप्नुयुः) । प्रज्ञां यशश् च कीर्तिं च ब्रह्मवर्चसम् एव च ॥

ṛṣayo dīrghasaṃdhyatvād dīrgham āyur avāpnuyuḥ) | prajñāṃ yaśaś ca kīrtiṃ ca brahmavarcasam eva ca ||

By prolonging the twilight devotions, the sages obtained long life, wisdom, honour, fame, and excellence in Vedic knowledge.

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श्रावण्यां प्रौष्ठपद्यां वा-अप्य् उपाकृत्य) यथाविधि । युक्तश् छन्दांस्य् अधीयीत) मासान् विप्रो ऽअर्धपञ्चमान् ॥

śrāvaṇyāṃ prauṣṭhapadyāṃ vā-apy upākṛtya) yathāvidhi | yuktaś chandāṃsy adhīyīta) māsān vipro 'ardhapañcamān ||

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

पुष्ये तु छन्दसां कुर्याद्) बहिर् उत्सर्जनं द्विजः । माघशुक्लस्य वा प्राप्ते पूर्वाह्णे प्रथमे ऽअहनि ॥

puṣye tu chandasāṃ kuryād) bahir utsarjanaṃ dvijaḥ | māghaśuklasya vā prāpte pūrvāhṇe prathame 'ahani ||

When the Pushya-day (of the month Pausha), or the first day of the bright half of Magna has come, a Brāhmaṇa shall perform in the forenoon the Utsar^ana of the Vedas.

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यथाशास्त्रं तु कृत्वा)-एवम् उत्सर्गं छन्दसां बहिः । विरमेत्) पक्षिणीं रात्रिं तद् एव-एकम् अहर्निशम् ॥

yathāśāstraṃ tu kṛtvā)-evam utsargaṃ chandasāṃ bahiḥ | viramet) pakṣiṇīṃ rātriṃ tad eva-ekam ahar.niśam ||

Having performed the Utsarga outside (the village), as the Institutes (of the sacred law) prescribe, he shall stop reading during two days and the intervening night, or during that day (of the Utsarga) and (the following) night.

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अत ऊर्ध्वं तु छन्दांसि शुक्लेषु नियतः पठेत्) । वेदाङ्गानि च सर्वाणि कृष्णपक्षेषु संपठेत्) ॥

ata ūrdhvaṃ tu chandāṃsi śukleṣu niyataḥ paṭhet) | vedāṅgāni ca sarvāṇi kṛṣṇapakṣeṣu saṃpaṭhet) ||

Afterwards he shall diligently recite the Vedas during the bright (halves of the months), and duly study all the Ahgas of the Vedas during the dark fortnights.

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न-अविस्पष्टम् अधीयीत) न शूद्रजनसन्निधौ । न निशान्ते परिश्रान्तो) ब्रह्म-अधीत्य) पुनः स्वपेत्) ॥

na-avispaṣṭam adhīyīta) na śūdrajanasannidhau | na niśānte pariśrānto) brahma-adhītya) punaḥ svapet) ||

Let him not recite (the texts) indistinctly, nor in the presence of Śudras; nor let him, if in the latter part of the night he is tired with reciting the Veda, go again to sleep.

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यथाउदितेन विधिना नित्यं छन्दस्कृतं पठेत्) । ब्रह्म छन्दस्कृतं च-एव द्विजो युक्तो ह्य् अनापदि ।

yathā.uditena vidhinā nityaṃ chandaskṛtaṃ paṭhet) | brahma chandaskṛtaṃ ca-eva dvijo yukto hy anāpadi |

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

इमान् नित्यम् अनध्यायान् अधीयानो) विवर्जयेत्) । अध्यापनं च कुर्वाणः) शिष्याणां विधिपूर्वकम् ॥

imān nityam anadhyāyān adhīyāno) vivarjayet) | adhyāpanaṃ ca kurvāṇaḥ) śiṣyāṇāṃ vidhipūrvakam ||

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

कर्णश्रवे ऽअनिले रात्रौ दिवा पांसुसमूहने । एतौ वर्षास्व् अनध्यायाव् अध्यायज्ञाः प्रचक्षते) ॥

karṇaśrave 'anile rātrau divā pāṃsusamūhane | etau varṣāsv an.adhyāyāv adhyāyajñāḥ pracakṣate) ||

Those who know the (rules of) recitation declare that in the rainy season the Veda-study must be stopped on these two (occasions), when the wind is audible at night, and when it whirls up the dust in the day-time.

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विद्युत्स्तनितवर्षेषु महाउल्कानां च संप्लवे । आकालिकम् अनध्यायम् एतेषु मनुर् अब्रवीत्) ॥

vidyut.stanita.varṣeṣu mahā.ulkānāṃ ca saṃplave | ākālikam anadhyāyam eteṣu manur abravīt) ||

Manu has stated, that when lightning, thunder, and rain (are observed together), or when large fiery meteors fall on all sides, the recitation must be interrupted until the same hour (on the next day, counting from the occurrence of the event).

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एतांस् त्व् अभ्युदितान् विद्याद् यदा प्रादुष्कृताग्निषु । तदा विद्याद्) अनध्यायम् अनृतौ च-अभ्रदर्शने ॥

etāṃs tv abhyuditān vidyād yadā prāduṣkṛtāgniṣu | tadā vidyād) anadhyāyam an.ṛtau ca-abhradarśane ||

When one perceives these (phenomena) all together (in the twilight), after the sacred fires have been made to blaze (for the performance of the Agnihotra), then one must know the recitation of the Veda to be forbidden, and also when clouds appear out of season.

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निर्घाते भूमिचलने ज्योतिषां च-उपसर्जने ।

nirghāte bhūmicalane jyotiṣāṃ ca-upasarjane |

On (the occasion of) a preternatural sound from the sky, (of) an earthquake, and when the lights of heaven are surrounded by a halo, let him know that (the Veda-study must be) stopped until the same hour (on the next day), even if (these phenomena happen) in the (rainy) season.

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प्रादुष्कृतेष्व् अग्निषु तु विद्युत्स्तनितनिःस्वने । सज्योतिः स्याद्) अनध्यायः शेषे रात्रौ यथा दिवा ॥

prāduṣkṛteṣv agniṣu tu vidyut.stanita.niḥsvane | sa.jyotiḥ syād) anadhyāyaḥ śeṣe rātrau yathā divā ||

But when lightning and the roar of thunder (are observed) after the sacred fires have been made to blaze, the stoppage shall last as long as the light (of the sun or of the stars is visible); if the remaining (above-named phenomenon, rain, occurs, the reading shall cease), both in the day-time and at night.

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नित्यअनध्याय एव स्याद्) ग्रामेषु नगरेषु च । धर्मनैपुण्यकामानां पूतिगन्धे च सर्वदा ॥ [म्सर्वशः ]

nitya.anadhyāya eva syād) grāmeṣu nagareṣu ca | dharmanaipuṇya.kāmānāṃ pūtigandhe ca sarvadā || [M.sarvaśaḥ ]

For those who wish to acquire exceedingly great merit, a continual interruption of the Vedastudy (is prescribed) in villages and in towns, and (the Veda-study must) always (cease) when any kind of foul smell (is perceptible).

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अन्तर्गतशवे ग्रामे वृषलस्य च सन्निधौ । अनध्यायो रुद्यमाने) समवाये जनस्य च ॥

antargata.śave grāme vṛṣalasya ca sannidhau | anadhyāyo rudyamāne) samavāye janasya ca ||

In a village where a corpse lies, in the presence of a (man who lives as unrighteously as a).Sudra, while (the sound of) weeping (is heard), and in a crowd of men the (recitation of the Veda must be) stopped.

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उदके मध्यरात्रे च विष्मूत्रस्य विसर्जने । उच्छिष्टः श्राद्धभुक् च-एव मनसा-अपि न चिन्तयेत्) ।

udake madhyarātre ca viṣ.mūtrasya visarjane | ucchiṣṭaḥ śrāddhabhuk ca-eva manasā-api na cintayet) |

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

प्रतिगृह्य) द्विजो विद्वान् एकोद्दिष्टस्य केतनम्] [मेकोद्दिष्टनिकेतनम्] त्र्यहं न कीर्तयेद्) ब्रह्म राज्ञो राहोश् च सूतके ॥

pratigṛhya) dvijo vidvān ekoddiṣṭasya ketanam] [M.ekoddiṣṭa.niketanam] tryahaṃ na kīrtayed) brahma rājño rāhoś ca sūtake ||

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

यावद् एकानुदिष्टस्य गन्धो लेपश् च तिष्ठति । विप्रस्य विदुषो देहे तावद् ब्रह्म न कीर्तयेत्) ॥

yāvad ekānudiṣṭasya gandho lepaś ca tiṣṭhati | viprasya viduṣo dehe tāvad brahma na kīrtayet) ||

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

शयानः) प्रौढपादश् च कृत्वा) च-एव-अवसक्थिकाम् । न-अधीयीत)-आमिषं जग्ध्वा) सूतकान्नाद्यम् एव च ॥

śayānaḥ) prauḍha.pādaś ca kṛtvā) ca-eva-avasakthikām | na-adhīyīta)-āmiṣaṃ jagdhvā) sūtakānnādyam eva ca ||

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

नीहारे बाणशब्दे च संध्ययोर् एव च-उभयोः । अमावास्याचतुर्दश्योः पौर्णमास्यष्टकासु च ॥

nīhāre bāṇaśabde ca saṃdhyayor eva ca-ubhayoḥ | amāvāsyā.caturdaśyoḥ paurṇamāsy.aṣṭakāsu ca ||

Nor during a fog, nor while the sound of arrows is audible, nor during both the twilights, nor on the new-moon day, nor on the fourteenth and the eighth (days of each half-month), nor on the fullmoon day.

Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.

अमावास्या गुरुं हन्ति) शिष्यं हन्ति) चतुर्दशी । ब्रह्म-अष्टकपौर्णमास्यौ तस्मात् ताः परिवर्जयेत्) ॥

amāvāsyā guruṃ hanti) śiṣyaṃ hanti) caturdaśī | brahma-aṣṭaka.paurṇamāsyau tasmāt tāḥ parivarjayet) ||

The new-moon day destroys the teacher, the fourteenth (day) the pupil, the eighth and the fullmoon days (destroy all remembrance of) the Veda; let him therefore avoid (reading on) those (days).

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पांसुवर्षे दिशां दाहे गोमायुविरुते तथा । श्वखरौष्ट्रे च रुवति) पङ्क्तौ च न पठेद्) द्विजः ॥

pāṃsuvarṣe diśāṃ dāhe gomāyuvirute tathā | śva.khara.uṣṭre ca ruvati) paṅktau ca na paṭhed) dvijaḥ ||

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

न-अधीयीत) श्मशानान्ते ग्रामान्ते गोव्रजे ऽअपि वा । वसित्वा) मैथुनं वासः श्राद्धिकं प्रतिगृह्य) च ॥

na-adhīyīta) śmaśānānte grāmānte govraje 'api vā | vasitvā) maithunaṃ vāsaḥ śrāddhikaṃ pratigṛhya) ca ||

Let him not study near a burial-ground, nor near a village, nor in a cow-pen, nor dressed in a garment which he wore during conjugal intercourse, nor after receiving a present at a funeral sacrifice.

Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.

प्राणि वा यदि वा-अप्राणि यत् किं चित्-श्राद्धिकं भवेत्) । तद् आलभ्य)-अप्य् अनध्यायः पाण्यास्यो हि द्विजः स्मृतः) ॥

prāṇi vā yadi vā-aprāṇi yat kiṃ cit-śrāddhikaṃ bhavet) | tad ālabhya)-apy anadhyāyaḥ pāṇy.āsyo hi dvijaḥ smṛtaḥ) ||

Be it an animal or a thing inanimate, whatever be the (gift) at a 6raddha, let him not, having just accepted it, recite the Veda; for the hand of a Brāhmaṇa is his mouth.

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चोरैर् उपद्रुते ग्रामे संभ्रमे च-अग्निकारिते । ][म्चौरैर् उपप्लुते, संभ्रमे] आकालिकम् अनध्यायं विद्यात्) सर्वाद्भुतेषु च ॥

corair upadrute grāme saṃbhrame ca-agnikārite | ][M.caurair upaplute, saṃbhrame] ākālikam anadhyāyaṃ vidyāt) sarvādbhuteṣu ca ||

When the village has been beset by robbers, and when an alarm has been raised by fire, let him know that (the Veda-study must be) interrupted until the same hour (on the next day), and on (the occurrence of) all portents.

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उपाकर्मणि च-उत्सर्गे त्रिरात्रं क्षेपणं स्मृतम्) । अष्टकासु त्व् अहोरात्रम् ऋत्वन्तासु च रात्रिषु ॥

upākarmaṇi ca-utsarge trirātraṃ kṣepaṇaṃ smṛtam) | aṣṭakāsu tv ahorātram ṛtvantāsu ca rātriṣu ||

On (the occasion of) the Upakarman and (of) the Vedotsarga an omission (of the Veda-study) for three days has been prescribed, but on the Ash/akas and on the last nights of the seasons for a day and a night.. Let him not recite the Veda on horseback, nor on a tree, nor on an elephant, nor in a boat (or ship), nor on a donkey, nor on a camel, nor standing on barren ground, nor riding in a carriage, " 121. Nor during a verbal altercation, nor during a mutual assault, nor in a camp, nor during a battle, nor when he has just eaten, nor during an indigestion, nor after vomiting, nor with sour eructationsj {/Aj1 (IV[ W± $*&

Translated by Georg BühlerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.

न-अधीयीत)-अश्वम् आरूढो न वृक्षं न च हस्तिनम् । न नावं न खरं न-उष्ट्रं न-इरिणस्थो न यानगः ॥

na-adhīyīta)-aśvam ārūḍho na vṛkṣaṃ na ca hastinam | na nāvaṃ na kharaṃ na-uṣṭraṃ na-iriṇastho na yānagaḥ ||

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

न विवादे न कलहे न सेनायां न संगरे । न भुक्तमात्रे न-अजीर्णे न वमित्वा) न शुक्तके ॥

na vivāde na kalahe na senāyāṃ na saṃgare | na bhuktamātre na-ajīrṇe na vamitvā) na śuktake ||

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

अतिथिं च-अननुज्ञाप्य) मारुते वाति) वा भृशम् । रुधिरे च स्रुते) गात्रात्- शस्त्रेण च परिक्षते) ॥

atithiṃ ca-an.anujñāpya) mārute vāti) vā bhṛśam | rudhire ca srute) gātrāt- śastreṇa ca parikṣate) ||

Nor without receiving permission from a guest (who stays in his house), nor while the wind blows vehemently, nor while blood flows from his body, nor when he is wounded by a weapon.

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सामध्वनाव् ऋच्यजुषी न-अधीयीत) कदा चन । वेदस्य-अधीत्य) वा-अप्य् अन्तम् आरण्यकम् अधीत्य) च ॥

sāmadhvanāv ṛc.yajuṣī na-adhīyīta) kadā cana | vedasya-adhītya) vā-apy antam āraṇyakam adhītya) ca ||

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

ऋग्वेदो देवदैवत्यो यजुर्वेदस् तु मानुषः । सामवेदः स्मृतः) पित्र्यस् तस्मात् तस्य-अशुचिर् ध्वनिः ॥

ṛgvedo deva.daivatyo yajurvedas tu mānuṣaḥ | sāmavedaḥ smṛtaḥ) pitryas tasmāt tasya-aśucir dhvaniḥ ||

The ifog-veda is declared to be sacred to the gods, the Yajur-veda sacred to men, and the Sama-veda sacred to the manes; hence the sound of the latter is impure (as it were).

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