Library·Manu-Smrti·4

Manu-Smrti 4

एतद् विद्वन्तो) विद्वांसस् त्रयीनिष्कर्षम् अन्वहम् । क्रमतः पूर्वम् अभ्यस्य) पश्चाद् वेदम् अधीयते) ॥

etad vidvanto) vidvāṃsas trayīniṣkarṣam anvaham | kramataḥ pūrvam abhyasya) paścād vedam adhīyate) ||

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

पशुमण्डूकमार्जारश्वसर्पनकुलआखुभिः । अन्तरागमने विद्याद्) अनध्यायम् अहर्निशम् ॥

paśu.maṇḍūka.mārjāra.śva.sarpa.nakula.ākhubhiḥ | antarāgamane vidyād) anadhyāyam ahar.niśam ||

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

द्वाव् एव वर्जयेन्) नित्यम् अनध्यायौ प्रयत्नतः । स्वाध्यायभूमिं च-अशुद्धम् आत्मानं च-अशुचिं द्विजः ॥

dvāv eva varjayen) nityam anadhyāyau prayatnataḥ | svādhyāyabhūmiṃ ca-aśuddham ātmānaṃ ca-aśuciṃ dvijaḥ ||

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

अमावास्याम् अष्टमीं च पौर्णमासीं चतुर्दशीम् । ब्रह्मचारी भवेन्) नित्यम् अप्य् ऋतौ स्नातको द्विजः ॥

amāvāsyām aṣṭamīṃ ca paurṇamāsīṃ caturdaśīm | brahmacārī bhaven) nityam apy ṛtau snātako dvijaḥ ||

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

न स्नानम् आचरेद्) भुक्त्वा) न-आतुरो न महानिशि । न वासोभिः सह-अजस्रं न-अविज्ञाते जलाशये ॥

na snānam ācared) bhuktvā) na-āturo na mahāniśi | na vāsobhiḥ saha-ajasraṃ na-avijñāte jalāśaye ||

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

देवतानां गुरो राज्ञः स्नातकआचार्ययोस् तथा । न-आक्रामेत्) कामतश् छायां बभ्रुणो दीक्षितस्य च ॥

devatānāṃ guro rājñaḥ snātaka.ācāryayos tathā | na-ākrāmet) kāmataś chāyāṃ babhruṇo dīkṣitasya ca ||

Let him not intentionally step on the shadow of (images of) the gods, of a Guru, of a king, of a Snataka, of his teacher, of a reddish-brown animal, or of one who has been initiated to the performance of a 6Vauta sacrifice (Dikshita). — — '

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

मध्यंदिने ऽअर्धरात्रे च श्राद्धं भुक्त्वा) च सआमिषम् । संध्ययोर् उभयोश् च-एव न सेवेत) चतुष्पथम् ॥

madhyaṃdine 'ardharātre ca śrāddhaṃ bhuktvā) ca sa.āmiṣam | saṃdhyayor ubhayoś ca-eva na seveta) catuṣpatham ||

At midday and at midnight, after partaking of meat at a funeral dinner, and in the two twilights let him not stay long on a cross-road.

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

उद्वर्तनम् अपस्नानं विष्मूत्रे रक्तम् एव च । श्लेश्मनिष्ठ्यूतवान्तानि न-अधितिष्ठेत्) तु कामतः ॥

udvartanam apasnānaṃ viṣ.mūtre raktam eva ca | śleśma.niṣṭhyūta.vāntāni na-adhitiṣṭhet) tu kāmataḥ ||

Let him not step intentionally on things used for cleansing the body, on water used for a -q/^ bath, on urine or ordure, on blood, on mucus, and on anything spat out or vomited.

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

वैरिणं न-उपसेवेत) सहायं च-एव वैरिणः । अधार्मिकं तस्करं च परस्य-एव च योषितं ॥

vairiṇaṃ na-upaseveta) sahāyaṃ ca-eva vairiṇaḥ | adhārmikaṃ taskaraṃ ca parasya-eva ca yoṣitaṃ ||

Let him not show particular attention to an enemy, to the friend of an enemy, to a wicked man, to a thief, or to the wife of another man.

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

न हि-ईदृशम् अनायुष्यं लोके किं चन विद्यते) । यादृशं पुरुषस्य-इह परदारौपसेवनम् ॥

na hi-īdṛśam an.āyuṣyaṃ loke kiṃ cana vidyate) | yādṛśaṃ puruṣasya-iha paradāra.upasevanam ||

For in this world there is nothing so detrimental to long life as criminal conversation with another man's wife.

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

क्षत्रियं च-एव सर्पं च ब्राह्मणं च बहुश्रुतम् । न-अवमन्येत) वै भूष्णुः कृशान् अपि कदा चन ॥

kṣatriyaṃ ca-eva sarpaṃ ca brāhmaṇaṃ ca bahu.śrutam | na-avamanyeta) vai bhūṣṇuḥ kṛśān api kadā cana ||

Let him who desires prosperity, indeed, never despise a Kshatriya, a snake, and a learned Brāhmaṇa, be they ever so feeble.

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

एतत् त्रयं हि पुरुषं निर्दहेद्) अवमानितम् । तस्माद् एतत् त्रयं नित्यं न-अवमन्येत) बुद्धिमान् ॥

etat trayaṃ hi puruṣaṃ nirdahed) avamānitam | tasmād etat trayaṃ nityaṃ na-avamanyeta) buddhimān ||

Because these three, when treated with disrespect, may utterly destroy him; hence a wise man

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

न-आत्मानम् अवमन्येत) पुर्वाभिर् असमृद्धिभिः । आ मृत्योः श्रियम् अन्विच्छेन्) न-एनां मन्येत) दुर्लभाम् ॥

na-ātmānam avamanyeta) purvābhir a.samṛddhibhiḥ | ā mṛtyoḥ śriyam anvicchen) na-enāṃ manyeta) dur.labhām ||

Let him not despise himself on account of former failures; until death let him seek fortune, nor despair of gaining it.

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

सत्यं ब्रूयात्) प्रियं ब्रूयान् न ब्रूयात् सत्यम् अप्रियम् । प्रियं च न-अनृतं ब्रूयाद्) एष धर्मः सनातनः ॥

satyaṃ brūyāt) priyaṃ brūyān na brūyāt satyam apriyam | priyaṃ ca na-anṛtaṃ brūyād) eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||

Let him say what is true, let him say what is pleasing, let him utter no disagreeable truth, and let him utter no agreeable falsehood; that is the eternal law. animal,' is not clearly explained by

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

भद्रं भद्रम् इति ब्रूयाद्) भद्रम् इत्य् एव वा वदेत्) । शुष्कवैरं विवादं च न कुर्यात्) केन चित् सह ॥

bhadraṃ bhadram iti brūyād) bhadram ity eva vā vadet) | śuṣka.vairaṃ vivādaṃ ca na kuryāt) kena cit saha ||

(What is) well, let him call well, or let him say 'well' only; let him not engage in a useless enmity or dispute with anybody.

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

न-अतिकल्यं न-अतिसायं न-अतिमध्यंदिने स्थिते । न-अज्ञातेन समं गच्छेन्) न-एको न वृषलैः सह ॥

na-atikalyaṃ na-atisāyaṃ na-atimadhyaṃdine sthite | na-ajñātena samaṃ gacchen) na-eko na vṛṣalaiḥ saha ||

Let him not journey too early in the morning, nor too late in the evening, nor just during the midday (heat), nor with an unknown (companion), nor alone, nor with Śudras.

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

हीनअङ्गान् अतिरिक्तअङ्गान् विद्याहीनान् वयो।ऽअधिकान् ॥ [म्वयोऽअतिगान्] रूपद्रविणहीनांश् च जातिहीनांश् च न-आक्षिपेत्) ॥ [म्रूपद्रव्यहीनांश् च]

hīna.aṅgān atirikta.aṅgān vidyā.hīnān vayo.'adhikān || [M.vayo'atigān] rūpa.draviṇa.hīnāṃś ca jāti.hīnāṃś ca na-ākṣipet) || [M.rūpadravya.hīnāṃś ca]

Let him not insult those who have redundant limbs or are deficient in limbs, nor those destitute of knowledge, nor very aged' men, nor those who have no beauty or wealth, nor those who are of low birth.

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

न स्पृशेत्) पाणिना-उच्छिष्टो विप्रो गोब्राह्मणअनलाण् । न च-अपि पश्येद्) अशुचिः सुस्थो ज्योतिर्गणान् दिवा ॥ [म्स्वस्थो ज्योतिर्गणान् दिवि]

na spṛśet) pāṇinā-ucchiṣṭo vipro go.brāhmaṇa.analāṇ | na ca-api paśyed) aśuciḥ sustho jyotirgaṇān divā || [M.svastho jyotirgaṇān divi]

A Brāhmaṇa who is impure must not touch J with his hand a cow, a Brāhmaṇa, or fire; nor, j being in good health, let him look at the luminaries in the sky, while he is impure.

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

स्पृष्ट्वा)-एतान् अशुचिर् नित्यम् अद्भिः प्राणान् उपस्पृशेत्) । गात्राणि च-एव सर्वाणि नाभिं पाणितलेन तु ॥

spṛṣṭvā)-etān aśucir nityam adbhiḥ prāṇān upaspṛśet) | gātrāṇi ca-eva sarvāṇi nābhiṃ pāṇitalena tu ||

If he has touched these, while impure, let him always sprinkle with his hand water on the organs of sensation, allhis limbs, and the navel.

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

अनातुरः स्वानि खानि न स्पृशेद्) अनिमित्ततः । रोमाणि च रहस्यानि सर्वाण्य् एव विवर्जयेत्) ॥

an.āturaḥ svāni khāni na spṛśed) animittataḥ | romāṇi ca rahasyāni sarvāṇy eva vivarjayet) ||

Except when sick he must not touch the cavities (of the body) without a reason, and he must avoid (to touch) the hair on the secret (parts). _^,

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

मङ्गलआचारयुक्तः स्यात्) प्रयतआत्मा जितैन्द्रियः । जपेच्) च जुहुयाच्) च-एव नित्यम् अग्निम् अतन्द्रितः ॥

maṅgala.ācārayuktaḥ syāt) prayata.ātmā jita.indriyaḥ | japec) ca juhuyāc) ca-eva nityam agnim atandritaḥ ||

Let him eagerly follow the (customs which are) auspicious and the rule of good conduct, be careful of purity, and control all his organs, let him mutter (prayers) and, untired, daily offer oblations in the fire.

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

मङ्गलआचारयुक्तानां नित्यं च प्रयतआत्मनाम् । जपतां) जुह्वतां) च-एव विनिपातो न विद्यते) ॥

maṅgala.ācārayuktānāṃ nityaṃ ca prayata.ātmanām | japatāṃ) juhvatāṃ) ca-eva vinipāto na vidyate) ||

No calamity happens to those who eagerly follow auspicious customs and the rule of good conduct, to those who are always careful of purity, and to those who mutter (sacred texts) and offer burntoblations.

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

वेदम् एव-अभ्यसेन् नित्यं यथाकालम् अतन्द्रितः । [म्वेदम् एव जपेन्] तं ह्य् अस्य-आहुः) परं धर्मम् उपधर्मो ऽअन्य उच्यते) ॥

vedam eva-abhyasen nityaṃ yathākālam atandritaḥ | [M.vedam eva japen] taṃ hy asya-āhuḥ) paraṃ dharmam upadharmo 'anya ucyate) ||

Let him, without tiring, daily mutter the Veda at the proper time; for they declare that to be one's highest duty; (all) other (observances) are called secondary duties.

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

वेदाभ्यासेन सततं शौचेन तपसा-एव च । अद्रोहेण च भूतानां जातिं स्मरति) पौर्विकीम् ॥

vedābhyāsena satataṃ śaucena tapasā-eva ca | adroheṇa ca bhūtānāṃ jātiṃ smarati) paurvikīm ||

By daily reciting the Veda, by (the observance of the rules of) purification, by (practising) austerities, and by doing no injury to created beings, one, (obtains the faculty of) remembering former births.

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

पौर्विकीं संस्मरन्) जातिं ब्रह्म-एव-अभ्यस्यते) पुनः । [म्द्विजः] ब्रह्माभ्यासेन च-अजस्रम् अनन्तं सुखम् अश्नुते) ॥

paurvikīṃ saṃsmaran) jātiṃ brahma-eva-abhyasyate) punaḥ | [M.dvijaḥ] brahmābhyāsena ca-ajasram anantaṃ sukham aśnute) ||

He who, recollecting his former existences, again recites the Veda, gains endless bliss by the continual study of the Veda.

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

सावित्रान्-शान्तिहोमांश् च कुर्यात्) पर्वसु नित्यशः । [म्सावित्रान् शान्तिहोमांश्] पित्क़्ंश् च-एव-अष्टकास्व् अर्चेन्) नित्यम् अन्वष्टकासु च ॥

sāvitrān-śāntihomāṃś ca kuryāt) parvasu nityaśaḥ | [M.sāvitrān śāntihomāṃś] pitqṃś ca-eva-aṣṭakāsv arcen) nityam anvaṣṭakāsu ca ||

Let him always offer on the Parva-days oblations to Savitrz and such as avert evil omens, and on the Ash/ak&s and Anvash/akis let him constantly worship the manes.

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

दूराद् आवसथान् मूत्रं दूरात् पादावसेचनम् । उच्छिष्तान्ननिषेकं च दूराद् एव समाचरेत्) ॥

dūrād āvasathān mūtraṃ dūrāt pādāvasecanam | ucchiṣtānna.niṣekaṃ ca dūrād eva samācaret) ||

Far from his dwelling let him remove urine (and ordure), far (let him remove) the water used for washing his feet, and far the remnants of food and the water from his bath.

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

मैत्रं प्रसाधनं स्नानं दन्तधावनम् अञ्जनम् । पूर्वाह्ण एव कुर्वीत) देवतानां च पूजनम् ॥

maitraṃ prasādhanaṃ snānaṃ dantadhāvanam añjanam | pūrvāhṇa eva kurvīta) devatānāṃ ca pūjanam ||

Early in the morning only let him void

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

दैवतान्य् अभिगच्छेत्) तु धार्मिकांश् च द्विजोत्तमान् । ईश्वरं च-एव रक्षार्थं गुरून् एव च पर्वसु ।

daivatāny abhigacchet) tu dhārmikāṃś ca dvijottamān | īśvaraṃ ca-eva rakṣārthaṃ gurūn eva ca parvasu |

But on the Parva-days let him go to visit the (images of the) gods, and virtuous Brāhmaṇas, and the ruler (of the country), for the sake of protection, as well as his Gurus.

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

अभिवादयेद्) वृद्धांश् च दद्याच्) च-एव-आसनं स्वकम् । कृतअञ्जलिर् उपासीत) गच्छतः) पृष्ठतो ऽअन्वियात्) ॥

abhivādayed) vṛddhāṃś ca dadyāc) ca-eva-āsanaṃ svakam | kṛta.añjalir upāsīta) gacchataḥ) pṛṣṭhato 'anviyāt) ||

Let him reverentially salute venerable men (who visit him), give them his own seat, let him sit near them with joined hands and, when they leave, (accompany them), walking behind them.

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

श्रुतिस्मृतिउदितं सम्यङ् निबद्धं स्वेषु कर्मसु । धर्ममूलं निषेवेत) सदाचारम् अतन्द्रितः ॥

śruti.smṛti.uditaṃ samyaṅ nibaddhaṃ sveṣu karmasu | dharmamūlaṃ niṣeveta) sad.ācāram atandritaḥ ||

Let him, untired, follow the conduct of virtuous men, connected with his occupations, which has been fully declared in the revealed texts and in the sacred tradition (Smrzti) and is the root of the sacred law.

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

आचारात्-लभते) ह्य् आयुर् आचाराद् ईप्सिताः प्रजाः । आचाराद् धनम् अक्षय्यम् आचारो हन्त्य्) अलक्षणम् ॥

ācārāt-labhate) hy āyur ācārād īpsitāḥ prajāḥ | ācārād dhanam akṣayyam ācāro hanty) alakṣaṇam ||

Through virtuous conduct he obtains long life, through virtuous conduct desirable offspring, through virtuous conduct imperishable wealth; virtuous conduct destroys (the effect of) inauspicious marks. ^

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

दुराचारो हि पुरुषो लोके भवति) निन्दितः । दुःखभागी च सततं व्याधितो ऽअल्पआयुर् एव च ॥

dur.ācāro hi puruṣo loke bhavati) ninditaḥ | duḥkhabhāgī ca satataṃ vyādhito 'alpa.āyur eva ca ||

For a man of bad conduct is blamed among people, constantly suffers misfortunes, is afflicted with diseases, and short-lived. *J

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

सर्वलक्षणहीनो ऽअपि यः सदाचारवान् नरः । श्रद्दधानो ऽअनसूयश् च शतं वर्षाणि जीवति) ॥

sarvalakṣaṇa.hīno 'api yaḥ sadācāravān naraḥ | śraddadhāno 'an.asūyaś ca śataṃ varṣāṇi jīvati) ||

A man who follows the conduct of the virtuous, has faith and is free from envy, lives a hundred years, though he be entirely destitute of auspicious marks.

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

यद् यत् परवशं कर्म तत् तद् यत्नेन वर्जयेत्) ॥ यद् यद् आत्मवशं तु स्यात्) तत् तत् सेवेत) यत्नतः ।

yad yat paravaśaṃ karma tat tad yatnena varjayet) || yad yad ātmavaśaṃ tu syāt) tat tat seveta) yatnataḥ |

Let him carefully avoid all undertakings (the success of) which depends on others; but let

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

सर्वं परवशं दुःखं सर्वम् आत्मवशं सुखम् । एतद् विद्यात्) समासेन लक्षणं सुखदुःखयोः ॥

sarvaṃ paravaśaṃ duḥkhaṃ sarvam ātmavaśaṃ sukham | etad vidyāt) samāsena lakṣaṇaṃ sukha.duḥkhayoḥ ||

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

यत् कर्म कुर्वतो) ऽअस्य स्यात्) परितोषो ऽअन्तरात्मनः । तत् प्रयत्नेन कुर्वीत) विपरीतं तु वर्जयेत्) ॥

yat karma kurvato) 'asya syāt) paritoṣo 'antarātmanaḥ | tat prayatnena kurvīta) viparītaṃ tu varjayet) ||

When the performance of an act gladdens his heart, let him perform it with diligence; but let him avoid the opposite.

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

आचार्यं च प्रवक्तारं पितरं मातरं गुरुम् । न हिंस्याद्) ब्राह्मणान् गाश् च सर्वांश् च-एव तपस्विनः ॥

ācāryaṃ ca pravaktāraṃ pitaraṃ mātaraṃ gurum | na hiṃsyād) brāhmaṇān gāś ca sarvāṃś ca-eva tapasvinaḥ ||

Let him never offend the teacher who initiated him, nor him who explained the Veda, nor his father and mother, nor (any other) Guru, nor cows, nor Brāhmaṇas, nor any men performing austerities.

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

नास्तिक्यं वेदनिन्दां च देवतानां च कुत्सनम् । द्वेषं दम्भं च मानं च क्रोधं तैक्ष्ण्यं च वर्जयेत्) ॥ [म्द्वेषं स्तम्भं च]

nāstikyaṃ vedanindāṃ ca devatānāṃ ca kutsanam | dveṣaṃ dambhaṃ ca mānaṃ ca krodhaṃ taikṣṇyaṃ ca varjayet) || [M.dveṣaṃ stambhaṃ ca]

Let him avoid atheism, cavilling at the I Vedas, contempt of the gods, hatred, want of modesty, pride, anger, and harshness.

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

परस्य दण्डं न-उद्यच्छेत्) क्रुद्धो न-एनं निपातयेत्) । अन्यत्र पुत्रात्-शिष्याद् वा शिष्टिअर्थं ताडयेत्) तु तौ ॥

parasya daṇḍaṃ na-udyacchet) kruddho na-enaṃ nipātayet) | anyatra putrāt-śiṣyād vā śiṣṭi.arthaṃ tāḍayet) tu tau ||

Let him, when angry, not raise a stick against another man, nor strike (anybody) except a son or a pupil; those two he may beat in order to correct ' them.

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

ब्राह्मणाय-अवगुर्य)-एव द्विजातिर् वधकाम्यया । शतं वर्षाणि तामिस्रे नरके परिवर्तते) ॥

brāhmaṇāya-avagurya)-eva dvijātir vadhakāmyayā | śataṃ varṣāṇi tāmisre narake parivartate) ||

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

ताडयित्वा) तृणेन-अपि संरम्भात्-मतिपूर्वकम् । एकविंशतीम् आजातीः पापयोनिषु जायते) ॥

tāḍayitvā) tṛṇena-api saṃrambhāt-matipūrvakam | ekaviṃśatīm ājātīḥ pāpayoniṣu jāyate) ||

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

अयुध्यमानस्य-उत्पाद्य) ब्राह्मणस्य-असृग् अङ्गतः । दुःखं सुमहद् आप्नोति) प्रेत्य-अप्राज्ञतया नरः ॥

ayudhyamānasya-utpādya) brāhmaṇasya-asṛg aṅgataḥ | duḥkhaṃ sumahad āpnoti) pretya-aprājñatayā naraḥ ||

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

शोणितं यावतः पांसून् संगृह्णाति) महीतलात् । तावतो ऽअब्दान् अमुत्र-अन्यैः शोणितौत्पादको ऽअद्यते) ॥

śoṇitaṃ yāvataḥ pāṃsūn saṃgṛhṇāti) mahītalāt | tāvato 'abdān amutra-anyaiḥ śoṇita.utpādako 'adyate) ||

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

न कदा चिद् द्विजे तस्माद् विद्वान् अवगुरेद्) अपि । न ताडयेत्) तृणेन-अपि न गात्रात् स्रावयेद्) असृक् ॥

na kadā cid dvije tasmād vidvān avagured) api | na tāḍayet) tṛṇena-api na gātrāt srāvayed) asṛk ||

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

अधार्मिको नरो यो हि यस्य च-अप्य् अनृतं धनम् । हिंसारतश् च यो नित्यं न-इह-असौ सुखम् एधते) ॥ [म्हिंसारतिश्]

a.dhārmiko naro yo hi yasya ca-apy anṛtaṃ dhanam | hiṃsārataś ca yo nityaṃ na-iha-asau sukham edhate) || [M.hiṃsāratiś]

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

न सीदन्न्) अपि धर्मेण मनो ऽअधर्मे निवेशयेत्) । अधार्मिकानां पापानाम् आशु पश्यन्) विपर्ययम् ॥

na sīdann) api dharmeṇa mano 'adharme niveśayet) | a.dhārmikānāṃ pāpānām āśu paśyan) viparyayam ||

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

न-अधर्मश् चरितो) लोके सद्यः फलति) गौर् इव । शनैर् आवर्त्यमानस्) तु कर्तुर् मूलानि कृन्तति) ॥

na-adharmaś carito) loke sadyaḥ phalati) gaur iva | śanair āvartyamānas) tu kartur mūlāni kṛntati) ||

Unrighteousness, practised in this world, does not at once produce its fruit, like a cow; but, advancing slowly, it cuts off the roots of him who committed it. 165-167.

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

यदि न-आत्मनि पुत्रेषु न चेत् पुत्रेषु नप्तृषु । न त्व् एव तु कृतो ऽअधर्मः कर्तुर् भवति) निष्फलः ॥ [म्कृतो धर्मः?]

yadi na-ātmani putreṣu na cet putreṣu naptṛṣu | na tv eva tu kṛto 'adharmaḥ kartur bhavati) niṣ.phalaḥ || [M.kṛto dharmaḥ?]

If (the punishment falls) not on (the offender) himself, (it falls) on his sons, if not on the sons, (at least) on his grandsons; but an iniquity (once) committed, never fails to produce fruit to him who wrought it.

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

अधर्मेण-एधते) तावत् ततो भद्राणि पश्यति) । ततः सपत्नान् जयति) समूलस् तु विनश्यति) ॥

adharmeṇa-edhate) tāvat tato bhadrāṇi paśyati) | tataḥ sapatnān jayati) sa.mūlas tu vinaśyati) ||

He prospers for a while through unrighteousness, then he gains great good fortune, next he conquers his enemies, but (at last) he perishes (branch and) root.

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

सत्यधर्मआर्यवृत्तेषु शौचे च-एव-आरमेत्) सदा । शिष्यांश् च शिष्याद् धर्मेण वाच्बाहुउदरसंयतः ॥

satya.dharma.āryavṛtteṣu śauce ca-eva-āramet) sadā | śiṣyāṃś ca śiṣyād dharmeṇa vāc.bāhu.udara.saṃyataḥ ||

Let him always delight in truthfulness, (obedience to) the sacred law, conduct worthy of an Aryan, and purity; let him chastise his pupils according to the sacred law; let him keep his speech, his arms, and his belly under control.

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

परित्यजेद्) अर्थकामौ यौ स्यातां) धर्मवर्जितौ । धर्मं च-अप्य् असुखौदर्कं लोकसंक्रुष्टम् एव च ॥

parityajed) artha.kāmau yau syātāṃ) dharmavarjitau | dharmaṃ ca-apy asukha.udarkaṃ lokasaṃkruṣṭam eva ca ||

Let him avoid (the acquisition of) wealth and (the gratification of his) desires, if they are opposed to the sacred law, and even lawful acts which may cause pain in the future or are offensive to men.. Let him not be uselessly active with his hands and feet, or with his eyes, nor crooked (in his ways), nor talk idly, nor injure others by deeds or even think of it.

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

न पाणिपादचपलो न नेत्रचपलो ऽअनृजुः । न स्याद्) वाक्चपलश् च-एव न परद्रोहकर्मधीः ॥

na pāṇi.pāda.capalo na netra.capalo 'an.ṛjuḥ | na syād) vāk.capalaś ca-eva na paradrohakarma.dhīḥ ||

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

येन-अस्य पितरो याता येन याताः पितामहाः । तेन यायात् सतां मार्गं तेन गच्छन्) न रिष्यति) ॥

yena-asya pitaro yātā yena yātāḥ pitāmahāḥ | tena yāyāt satāṃ mārgaṃ tena gacchan) na riṣyati) ||

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

ऋत्विक्पुरोहितआचार्यैर् मातुलअतिथिसंश्रितैः । बालवृद्धआतुरैर् वैद्यैर् ज्ञातिसंबन्धिबान्धवैः ॥

ṛtvik.purohita.ācāryair mātula.atithisaṃśritaiḥ | bāla.vṛddha.āturair vaidyair jñāti.saṃbandhi.bāndhavaiḥ ||

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

मातापितृभ्यां जामीभिर् भ्रात्रा पुत्रेण भार्यया । दुहित्रा दासवर्गेण विवादं न समाचरेत्) ॥

mātā.pitṛbhyāṃ jāmībhir bhrātrā putreṇa bhāryayā | duhitrā dāsavargeṇa vivādaṃ na samācaret) ||

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

एतैर् विवादान् संत्यज्य) सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते) । एतैर् जितैश् च जयति) सर्वान्-लोकान् इमान् गृही ॥

etair vivādān saṃtyajya) sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate) | etair jitaiś ca jayati) sarvān-lokān imān gṛhī ||

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

आचार्यो ब्रह्मलोकईशः प्राजापत्ये पिता प्रभुः । अतिथिस् त्व् इन्द्रलोकईशो देवलोकस्य च-ऋत्विजः ॥

ācāryo brahmaloka.īśaḥ prājāpatye pitā prabhuḥ | atithis tv indraloka.īśo devalokasya ca-ṛtvijaḥ ||

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

जामयो ऽअप्सरसाम् लोके वैश्वदेवस्य बान्धवाः । संबन्धिनो ह्य् अपां लोके पृथिव्यां मातृमातुलौ ॥

jāmayo 'apsarasām loke vaiśvadevasya bāndhavāḥ | saṃbandhino hy apāṃ loke pṛthivyāṃ mātṛ.mātulau ||

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

आकाशईशास् तु विज्ञेया बालवृद्धकृशआतुराः । भ्राता ज्येष्ठः समः पित्रा भार्या पुत्रः स्वका तनुः ॥

ākāśa.īśās tu vijñeyā bāla.vṛddha.kṛśa.āturāḥ | bhrātā jyeṣṭhaḥ samaḥ pitrā bhāryā putraḥ svakā tanuḥ ||

Infants, aged, poor and sick men must be considered as rulers of the middle sphere, the eldest 179-184. Y&gn. I, itf-i$%.

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

छाया स्वो दासवर्गश् च दुहिता कृपणं परम् । तस्माद् एतैर् अधिक्षिप्तः) सहेत)-असंज्वरः सदा ॥

chāyā svo dāsavargaś ca duhitā kṛpaṇaṃ param | tasmād etair adhikṣiptaḥ) saheta)-a.saṃjvaraḥ sadā ||

Qne's slaves as one's shadow, one's daughter as the highest object of tenderness; hence if one is \ offended by (any one of) these, one must bear it without resentment, y 186. Though (by his learning and sanctity) he may be entitled to accept presents, let him not attach himself (too much) to that (habit); for through his accepting (many) presents the divine light in him is soon extinguished.

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

प्रतिग्रहसमर्थो ऽअपि प्रसङ्गं तत्र वर्जयेत्) । प्रतिग्रहेण ह्य् अस्य-आशु ब्राह्मं तेजः प्रशाम्यति) ॥

pratigrahasamartho 'api prasaṅgaṃ tatra varjayet) | pratigraheṇa hy asya-āśu brāhmaṃ tejaḥ praśāmyati) ||

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

न द्रव्याणाम् अविज्ञाय) विधिं धर्म्यं प्रतिग्रहे । प्राज्ञः प्रतिग्रहं कुर्याद्) अवसीदन्न्) अपि क्षुधा ॥

na dravyāṇām a.vijñāya) vidhiṃ dharmyaṃ pratigrahe | prājñaḥ pratigrahaṃ kuryād) avasīdann) api kṣudhā ||

Without a full knowledge of the rules, prescribed by the sacred law for the acceptance of presents, a wise man should not take anything, even though he may pine with hunger.

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

हिरण्यं भूमिम् अश्वं गाम् अन्नं वासस् तिलान् घृतम् । प्रतिगृह्णन्न्) अविद्वांस् तु भस्मीभवति) दारुवत् ॥

hiraṇyaṃ bhūmim aśvaṃ gām annaṃ vāsas tilān ghṛtam | pratigṛhṇann) a.vidvāṃs tu bhasmī.bhavati) dāruvat ||

But an ignorant (man) who accepts gold, land, a horse, a cow, food, a dress, sesamum-grains, (or) clarified butter, is reduced to ashes like (a piece of) wood.

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

हिरण्यम् आयुर् अन्नं च भूर् गौश् च-अप्य् ओषतस्) तनुम् । अश्वश् चक्षुस् त्वचं वासो घृतं तेजस् तिलाह् प्रजाः ॥

hiraṇyam āyur annaṃ ca bhūr gauś ca-apy oṣatas) tanum | aśvaś cakṣus tvacaṃ vāso ghṛtaṃ tejas tilāh prajāḥ ||

Gold and food destroy his longevity, land and a cow his body, a horse his eye(sight), a garment his skin, clarified butter his energy, sesamumgrains his offspring.

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

अतपास् त्व् अनधीयानः प्रतिग्रहरुचिर् द्विजः । अम्भस्य् अश्मप्लवेन-इव सह तेन-एव मज्जति) ॥

a.tapās tv an.adhīyānaḥ pratigraha.rucir dvijaḥ | ambhasy aśmaplavena-iva saha tena-eva majjati) ||

A Brāhmaṇa who neither performs austerities nor studies the Veda, yet delights in accepting gifts, sinks with the (donor into hell), just as (he who attempts to cross over in) a boat made of stone (is submerged) in the water.

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

तस्माद् अविद्वान् बिभियाद्) यस्मात् तस्मात् प्रतिग्रहात् । स्वल्पकेन-अप्य् अविद्वान् हि पङ्के गौर् इव सीदति) ॥

tasmād a.vidvān bibhiyād) yasmāt tasmāt pratigrahāt | svalpakena-apy a.vidvān hi paṅke gaur iva sīdati) ||

Hence an ignorant (man) should be afraid of accepting any presents; for by reason of a very small (gift) even a fool sinks (into hell) as a cow into a morass.

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

न वार्य् अपि प्रयच्छेत्) तु बैडालव्रतिके द्विजे । न बकव्रतिके पापे न-अवेदविदि धर्मवित् ॥

na vāry api prayacchet) tu baiḍālavratike dvije | na bakavratike pāpe na-a.vedavidi dharmavit ||

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

त्रिष्व् अप्य् एतेषु दत्तं) हि विधिना-अप्य् अर्जितं धनम् । दातुर् भवत्य्) अनर्थाय परत्र-आदातुर् एव च ॥

triṣv apy eteṣu dattaṃ) hi vidhinā-apy arjitaṃ dhanam | dātur bhavaty) anarthāya paratra-ādātur eva ca ||

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

यथा प्लवेन-औपलेन निमज्जत्य्) उदके तरन्) । तथा निमज्जतो ऽअधस्ताद् अज्ञौ दातृप्रतीच्छकौ ॥

yathā plavena-aupalena nimajjaty) udake taran) | tathā nimajjato 'adhastād ajñau dātṛ.pratīcchakau ||

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

धर्मध्वजी सदा लुब्धश् छाद्मिको लोकदम्भकः॥ बैडालव्रतिको ज्ञेयो हिंस्रः सर्वाभिसंधकः ॥

dharmadhvajī sadā lubdhaś chādmiko lokadambhakaḥ|| baiḍālavratiko jñeyo hiṃsraḥ sarvābhisaṃdhakaḥ ||

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

अधोदृष्टिर् नैष्कृतिकः स्वार्थसाधनतत्परः । शठो मिथ्याविनीतश् च बकव्रतचरो द्विजः ॥

adho.dṛṣṭir naiṣkṛtikaḥ svārthasādhana.tatparaḥ | śaṭho mithyāvinītaś ca bakavratacaro dvijaḥ ||

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

ये बकव्रतिनो विप्रा ये च मार्जारलिङ्गिनः । ते पतन्त्य्) अन्धतामिस्रे तेन पापेन कर्मणा ॥

ye bakavratino viprā ye ca mārjāraliṅginaḥ | te patanty) andhatāmisre tena pāpena karmaṇā ||

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

न धर्मस्य-अपदेशेन पापं कृत्वा) व्रतं चरेत्) । व्रतेन पापं प्रच्छाद्य) कुर्वन्) स्त्रीशूद्रदम्भनम् ॥

na dharmasya-apadeśena pāpaṃ kṛtvā) vrataṃ caret) | vratena pāpaṃ pracchādya) kurvan) strī.śūdra.dambhanam ||

When he has committed a sin, let him not

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

प्रेत्य-इह च-ईदृशा विप्रा गर्ह्यन्ते) ब्रह्मवादिभिः । छद्मना चरितं यच् च व्रतं रक्षांसि गच्छति) ॥

pretya-iha ca-īdṛśā viprā garhyante) brahmavādibhiḥ | chadmanā caritaṃ yac ca vrataṃ rakṣāṃsi gacchati) ||

Such Brāhmaṇas are reprehended after death and in this (life) by those who expound the Veda, and a vow, performed under a false pretence, goes to the Rakshasas.

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

अलिङ्गी लिङ्गिवेषेण यो वृत्तिम् उपजीवति) । स लिङ्गिनां हरत्य्) एनस् तिर्यग्योनौ च जायते) ॥

aliṅgī liṅgiveṣeṇa yo vṛttim upajīvati) | sa liṅgināṃ haraty) enas tiryagyonau ca jāyate) ||

He who, without being a student, gains his livelihood by (wearing) the dress of a student, takes upon himself the guilt of (all) students and is born again in the womb of an animal.

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

परकीयनिपानेषु न स्नायाद्द्) हि कदा चन । [क्:स्नायाच् च कदा चन ] निपानकर्तुः स्नात्वा) तु दुष्कृतांशेन लिप्यते) ॥

parakīyanipāneṣu na snāyādd) hi kadā cana | [K:snāyāc ca kadā cana ] nipānakartuḥ snātvā) tu duṣkṛtāṃśena lipyate) ||

Let him never bathe in tanks belonging to other men; if he bathes (in such a one), he is tainted by a portion of the guilt of him who made the tank.

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

यानशय्याआसनान्य् अस्य कूपौद्यानगृहाणि च । अदत्तान्य् उपयुञ्जान) एनसः स्यात्) तुरीयभाक् ॥

yāna.śayyā.āsanāny asya kūpa.udyāna.gṛhāṇi ca | a.dattāny upayuñjāna) enasaḥ syāt) turīya.bhāk ||

He who uses without permission a carriage, a bed, a seat, a well, a garden or a house belonging to an(other man), takes upon himself one fourth of (the owners) guilt.

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

नदीषु देवखातेषु तडागेषु सरःसु च । स्नानं समाचरेन्) नित्यं गर्तप्रस्रवणेषु च ॥

nadīṣu devakhāteṣu taḍāgeṣu saraḥsu ca | snānaṃ samācaren) nityaṃ garta.prasravaṇeṣu ca ||

Let him always bathe in rivers, in ponds, dug by the gods (themselves), in lakes, and in waterholes or springs.

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

यमान् सेवेत) सततं न नित्यं नियमान् बुधः । यमान् पतत्य्) अकुर्वाणो नियमान् केवलान् भजन्) ॥

yamān seveta) satataṃ na nityaṃ niyamān budhaḥ | yamān pataty) a.kurvāṇo niyamān kevalān bhajan) ||

A wise man should constantly discharge the paramount duties (called yama), but not always the minor ones (called niyama); for he who does not may be performed either by a sinner in order to atone for a crime or by a guiltless man in order to gain spiritual merit; see

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

न-अश्रोत्रियतते यज्ञे ग्रामयाजिकृते तथा । स्त्रिया क्लीबेन च हुते भुञ्जीत) ब्राह्मणः क्व चित् ॥

na-aśrotriyatate yajñe grāmayājikṛte tathā | striyā klībena ca hute bhuñjīta) brāhmaṇaḥ kva cit ||

A Brāhmaṇa must never eat (a dinner given) at a sacrifice that is offered by one who is not a Śrotriya, by one who sacrifices for a multitude of men, by a woman, or by a eunuch.

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

अश्लीकम् एतत् साधूनां यत्र जुह्वत्य्) अमी हविः ।[मश्लीलम्] प्रतीपम् एतद् देवानां तस्मात् तत् परिवर्जयेत्) ॥

aślīkam etat sādhūnāṃ yatra juhvaty) amī haviḥ |[M.a.ślīlam] pratīpam etad devānāṃ tasmāt tat parivarjayet) ||

When those persons offer sacrificial viands in the fire, it is unlucky for holy (men) and it displeases the gods; let him therefore avoid it.

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

मत्तक्रुद्धआतुराणां च न भुञ्जीत) कदा चन । केशकीटावपन्नं च पदा स्पृष्टं) च कामतः ॥

matta.kruddha.āturāṇāṃ ca na bhuñjīta) kadā cana | keśa.kīṭāvapannaṃ ca padā spṛṣṭaṃ) ca kāmataḥ ||

Let him never eat (food given) by intoxij cated, angry, or sick (men), nor that in which hair or insects are found, nor what has been touched intentionally with the foot,

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

भ्रूणघ्नअवेक्षितं च-एव संस्पृष्टं) च-अप्य् उदक्यया । पतत्रिणअवलीढं च शुना संस्पृष्टम्) एव च ॥

bhrūṇaghna.avekṣitaṃ ca-eva saṃspṛṣṭaṃ) ca-apy udakyayā | patatriṇa.avalīḍhaṃ ca śunā saṃspṛṣṭam) eva ca ||

Nor that at which the slayer of a learned Brāhmaṇa has looked, nor that which has been touched by a menstruating woman, nor that which has been pecked at by birds or touched by a dog, —

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

गवा च-अन्नम् उपघ्रातं) घुष्टान्नं च विशेषतः । गणान्नं गणिकान्नं च विदुषा च जुगुप्सितम् ॥

gavā ca-annam upaghrātaṃ) ghuṣṭānnaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | gaṇānnaṃ gaṇikānnaṃ ca viduṣā ca jugupsitam ||

Nor food at which a cow has smelt, nor particularly that which has been offered by an invitation to all comers, nor that (given) by a multitude or by harlots, nor that which is declared to be bad by a.learned (man),

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

स्तेनगायनयोश् च-अन्नं तक्ष्णो वार्धुषिकस्य च । दीक्षितस्य कदर्यस्य बद्धस्य निगडस्य च ॥

stena.gāyanayoś ca-annaṃ takṣṇo vārdhuṣikasya ca | dīkṣitasya kadaryasya baddhasya nigaḍasya ca ||

Nor the food (given) by a thief, a musician, a carpenter, a usurer, one who has been initiated (for the performance of a.SYauta sacrifice), a miser, one bound with fetters, and niyama, it is highly probable that

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

अभिशस्तस्य षण्ढस्य पुंश्चल्या दाम्भिकस्य च । शुक्तं पर्युषितं च-एव शूद्रस्य-उच्छिष्टम् एव च ॥

abhiśastasya ṣaṇḍhasya puṃścalyā dāmbhikasya ca | śuktaṃ paryuṣitaṃ ca-eva śūdrasya-ucchiṣṭam eva ca ||

By one accused of a mortal sin (Abhisasta), a hermaphrodite, an unchaste woman, or a hypocrite, nor (any sweet thing) that has turned sour, nor what has been kept a whole night, nor (the food) of a Śudra, nor the leavings (of another man),

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

चिकित्सकस्य मृगयोः क्रूरस्य-उच्छिष्टभोजिनः । उग्रान्नं सूतिकान्नं च पर्याचान्तम् अनिर्दशम् ॥

cikitsakasya mṛgayoḥ krūrasya-ucchiṣṭa.bhojinaḥ | ugrānnaṃ sūtikānnaṃ ca paryācāntam a.nirdaśam ||

Nor (the food given) by a physician, a hunter, a cruel man, one who eats the fragments (of another's meal), nor the food of an Ugra, nor that prepared for a woman in childbed, nor that (given at a dinner) where (a guest rises) prematurely (and) sips water, nor that (given by a woman) whose ten days of impurity have not elapsed,

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

अनर्चितं वृथामांसम् अवीरायाश् च योषितः । द्विषदन्नं नगरीअन्नं पतितान्नम् अवक्षुतम् ॥

an.arcitaṃ vṛthāmāṃsam a.vīrāyāś ca yoṣitaḥ | dviṣadannaṃ nagarī.annaṃ patitānnam avakṣutam ||

Nor (food) given without due respect, nor (that which contains) meat eaten for no sacred purpose, nor (that given) by a female who has no male (relatives), nor the food of an enemy, nor that (given) by the lord of a town, nor that (given) by outcasts, nor that on which anybody has sneezed; ciples, and because nigada does not mean ' bound with fetters/ as the other commentators assume.

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

पिशुनअनृतिनोश् च-अन्नं क्रतुविक्रयिणस् तथा ॥ ।[म्क्रतुविक्रयकस्य च] शैलूषतुन्नवायअन्नं कृतघ्नस्य-अन्नम् एव च ॥

piśuna.anṛtinoś ca-annaṃ kratuvikrayiṇas tathā || |[M.kratuvikrayakasya ca] śailūṣa.tunnavāya.annaṃ kṛtaghnasya-annam eva ca ||

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

कर्मारस्य निषादस्य रङ्गावतारकस्य च । सुवर्णकर्तुर् वेणस्य शस्त्रविक्रयिणस् तथा ॥

karmārasya niṣādasya raṅgāvatārakasya ca | suvarṇakartur veṇasya śastravikrayiṇas tathā ||

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

श्ववतां शौण्डिकानां च चैलनिर्णेजकस्य च । रञ्जकस्य नृशंसस्य यस्य च-उपपतिर् गृहे ॥ [म्रजकस्य]

śvavatāṃ śauṇḍikānāṃ ca caila.nirṇejakasya ca | rañjakasya nṛśaṃsasya yasya ca-upapatir gṛhe || [M.rajakasya]

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

मृष्यन्ति) ये च-उपपतिं स्त्रीजितानाम् च सर्वशः । अनिर्दशं च प्रेतान्नम् अतुष्टिकरम् एव च ॥

mṛṣyanti) ye ca-upapatiṃ strījitānām ca sarvaśaḥ | a.nirdaśaṃ ca pretānnam a.tuṣṭikaram eva ca ||

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

राजान्नं तेज आदत्ते) शूद्रान्नं ब्रह्मवर्चसम् । आयुः सुवर्णकारान्नं यशश् चर्मावकर्तिनः ॥

rājānnaṃ teja ādatte) śūdrānnaṃ brahmavarcasam | āyuḥ suvarṇakārānnaṃ yaśaś carmāvakartinaḥ ||

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

कारुकान्नं प्रजां हन्ति) बलं निर्णेजकस्य च । गणान्नं गणिकान्नं च लोकेभ्यः परिकृन्तति) ॥

kārukānnaṃ prajāṃ hanti) balaṃ nirṇejakasya ca | gaṇānnaṃ gaṇikānnaṃ ca lokebhyaḥ parikṛntati) ||

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

पूयं चिकित्सकस्य-अन्नं पुंश्चल्यास् त्व् अन्नम् इन्द्रियम् । विष्ठा वार्धुषिकस्य-अन्नं शस्त्रविक्रयिणो मलम् ॥

pūyaṃ cikitsakasya-annaṃ puṃścalyās tv annam indriyam | viṣṭhā vārdhuṣikasya-annaṃ śastravikrayiṇo malam ||

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

य एते ऽअन्ये त्व् अभोज्यअन्नाः क्रमशः परिकीर्तिताः । तेषां त्वगस्थिरोमाणि वदन्त्य्) अन्नं मनीषिणः ॥

ya ete 'anye tv abhojya.annāḥ kramaśaḥ parikīrtitāḥ | teṣāṃ tvag.asthi.romāṇi vadanty) annaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ ||

The food of those other persons who have |

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

भुक्त्वा)-अतो ऽअन्यतम् अस्य-अन्नम् अमत्या क्षपणं त्र्यहम् । मत्या भुक्त्वा)-आचरेत्) कृच्छ्रं रेतस्विष्मूत्रम् एव च ॥

bhuktvā)-ato 'anyatam asya-annam amatyā kṣapaṇaṃ tryaham | matyā bhuktvā)-ācaret) kṛcchraṃ retas.viṣ.mūtram eva ca ||

If he has unwittingly eaten the food of one of those, (he must) fast for three days; if he has eaten it intentionally, or (has swallowed) semen, ordure, or urine, he must perform a KriMkra. penance.

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

न-अद्यात्)-शूद्रस्य पक्वान्नं विद्वान् अश्राद्धिनो द्विजः । आददीत)-आमम् एव-अस्माद् अवृत्ताव् एकरात्रिकम् ।

na-adyāt)-śūdrasya pakvānnaṃ vidvān a.śrāddhino dvijaḥ | ādadīta)-āmam eva-asmād avṛttāv ekarātrikam |

A Brahma?2a who knows (the law) must not eat cooked food (given) by a Śudra who performs no Śraddhas; but, on failure of (other) means of subsistence, he may accept raw (grain), sufficient for one night (and day).

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

श्रोत्रियस्य कदर्यस्य वदान्यस्य च वार्धुषेः । मीमांसित्वा)-उभयं देवाः समम् अन्नम् अकल्पयन्) ॥

śrotriyasya kadaryasya vadānyasya ca vārdhuṣeḥ | mīmāṃsitvā)-ubhayaṃ devāḥ samam annam akalpayan) ||

The gods, having considered (the respective merits) of a niggardly Śrotriya and of a liberal usurer, declared the food of both to be equal (in quality).

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

तान् प्रजापतिर् आह)-एत्य) मा कृध्वं) विषमं समम् । श्रद्धापूतं वदान्यस्य हतम् अश्रद्धया-इतरत् ॥

tān prajāpatir āha)-etya) mā kṛdhvaṃ) viṣamaṃ samam | śraddhāpūtaṃ vadānyasya hatam a.śraddhayā-itarat ||

The Lord of created beings (Prajāpati) came and spake to them, ' Do not make that equal, which is unequal. The food of that liberal (usurer) is purified by faith; (that of the) other (man) is defiled by a want of faith.'

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

श्रद्धया-इष्टं च पूर्तं च नित्यं कुर्याद्) अतन्द्रितः । श्रद्धाकृते ह्य् अक्षये ते भवतः) स्वागतैर् धनैः ॥

śraddhayā-iṣṭaṃ ca pūrtaṃ ca nityaṃ kuryād) atandritaḥ | śraddhākṛte hy akṣaye te bhavataḥ) svāgatair dhanaiḥ ||

Let him, without tiring, always offer sacri fices and perform works of charity with faith; for offerings and charitable works made with faith and with lawfully-earned money, (procure) endless rewards.

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

दानधर्मं निषेवेत) नित्यम् ऐष्टिकपौर्तिकम् । परितुष्टेन भावेन पात्रम् आसाद्य) शक्तितः ॥

dānadharmaṃ niṣeveta) nityam aiṣṭika.paurtikam | parituṣṭena bhāvena pātram āsādya) śaktitaḥ ||

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

यत् किं चिद् अपि दातव्यं) याचितेन-अनसूयया । [मनसूयता?] उत्पत्स्यते) हि तत् पात्रं यत् तारयति) सर्वतः ॥

yat kiṃ cid api dātavyaṃ) yācitena-an.asūyayā | [M.anasūyatā?] utpatsyate) hi tat pātraṃ yat tārayati) sarvataḥ ||

If he is asked, let him always give some- [' fl: } thing, be it ever so little, without grudging; for a worthy recipient will (perhaps) be found who saves i him from all (guilt). -*£-

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

वारिदस् तृप्तिम् आप्नोति) सुखम् अक्षय्यम् अन्नदः । [मक्षयम्] तिलप्रदः प्रजाम् इष्टां दीपदश् चक्षुर् उत्तमम् ॥

vāridas tṛptim āpnoti) sukham akṣayyam annadaḥ | [M.akṣayam] tilapradaḥ prajām iṣṭāṃ dīpadaś cakṣur uttamam ||

A giver of water obtains the satisfaction (of his hunger and thirst), a giver of food imperishable happiness, a giver of sesamum desirable offspring, a giver of a lamp a most excellent eyesight. — I

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

भूमिदो भूमिम् आप्नोति) दीर्घम् आयुर् हिरण्यदः । गृहदो ऽअग्र्याणि वेश्मानि रूप्यदो रूपम् उत्तमम् ॥

bhūmido bhūmim āpnoti) dīrgham āyur hiraṇyadaḥ | gṛhado 'agryāṇi veśmāni rūpyado rūpam uttamam ||

A giver of land obtains land, a giver of gold long life, a giver of a house most excellent mansions, a giver of silver (rupya) exquisite beauty (rupa),

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

वासोदश् चन्द्रसालोक्यम् अश्विसालोक्यम् अश्वदः । अनडुहः श्रियं पुष्टां गोदो ब्रध्नस्य विष्टपम् ॥

vāsodaś candrasālokyam aśvisālokyam aśvadaḥ | anaḍuhaḥ śriyaṃ puṣṭāṃ godo bradhnasya viṣṭapam ||

A giver of a garment a place in the world of the moon, a giver of a horse (a>?va) a place in the world of the Asvins, a giver of a draught-ox great good fortune, a giver of a cow the world of the sun;

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

यानशय्याप्रदो भार्याम् ऐश्वर्यम् अभयप्रदः । धान्यदः शाश्वतं सौख्यं ब्रह्मदो ब्रह्मसार्ष्टिताम् ॥

yāna.śayyāprado bhāryām aiśvaryam abhayapradaḥ | dhānyadaḥ śāśvataṃ saukhyaṃ brahmado brahmasārṣṭitām ||

A giver of a carriage or of a bed a wife, a giver of protection supreme dominion, a giver of grain eternal bliss, a giver of the Veda (brahman) union with Brahman;

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

सर्वेषाम् एव दानानां ब्रह्मदानं विशिष्यते) । वारिअन्नगोमहीवासस्तिलकाञ्चनसर्पिषाम् ॥

sarveṣām eva dānānāṃ brahmadānaṃ viśiṣyate) | vāri.anna.go.mahī.vāsas.tila.kāñcana.sarpiṣām ||

The gift of the Veda surpasses all other gifts, water, food, cows, land, clothes, sesamum, gold, and clarified butter.

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

येन येन तु भावेन यद् यद् दानं प्रयच्छति) । तत् तत् तेन-एव भावेन प्राप्नोति) प्रतिपूजितः ॥

yena yena tu bhāvena yad yad dānaṃ prayacchati) | tat tat tena-eva bhāvena prāpnoti) pratipūjitaḥ ||

For whatever purpose (a man) bestows any gift, for that same purpose he receives (in his next birth) with due honour its (reward). 226-235.

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

यो ऽअर्चितं प्रतिगृह्णाति) ददात्य्) अर्चितम् एव वा । ताव् उभौ गच्छतः) स्वर्गं नरकं तु विपर्यये ॥

yo 'arcitaṃ pratigṛhṇāti) dadāty) arcitam eva vā | tāv ubhau gacchataḥ) svargaṃ narakaṃ tu viparyaye ||

Both he who respectfully receives (a gift), and he who respectfully bestows it, go to heaven; in the contrary case (they both fall) into hell.

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

न विस्मयेत) तपसा वदेद्) इष्ट्वा) च न-अनृतम् । न-आर्तो ऽअप्य् अपवदेद्) विप्रान् न दत्त्वा) परिकीर्तयेत्) ॥ [म्दत्वा]

na vismayeta) tapasā vaded) iṣṭvā) ca na-anṛtam | na-ārto 'apy apavaded) viprān na dattvā) parikīrtayet) || [M.datvā]

Let him not be proud of his austerities; let him not utter a falsehood after he has offered a sacrifice; let him not speak ill of Brāhmaṇas, though he be tormented (by them); when he has bestowed (a gift), let him not boast of it. 37By falsehood a sacrifice becomes vain, by self-complacency (the reward for) austerities is lost, longevity by speaking evil of Brāhmaṇas, and (the reward of) a gift by boasting.

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

यज्ञो ऽअनृतेन क्षरति) तपः क्षरति) विस्मयात् । आयुर् विप्रापवादेन दानं च परिकीर्तनात् ॥

yajño 'anṛtena kṣarati) tapaḥ kṣarati) vismayāt | āyur viprāpavādena dānaṃ ca parikīrtanāt ||

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

धर्मं शनैः संचिनुयाद्) वल्मीकम् इव पुत्तिकाः । [म्सञ्चिनुयाद्] परलोकसहायार्थं सर्वभूतान्य् अपीडयन्) ॥

dharmaṃ śanaiḥ saṃcinuyād) valmīkam iva puttikāḥ | [M.sañcinuyād] paralokasahāyārthaṃ sarvabhūtāny a.pīḍayan) ||

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

न-अमुत्र हि सहायार्थं पिता माता च तिष्ठतः) । न पुत्रदारं न ज्ञातिर् धर्मस् तिष्ठति) केवलः ॥

na-amutra hi sahāyārthaṃ pitā mātā ca tiṣṭhataḥ) | na putradāraṃ na jñātir dharmas tiṣṭhati) kevalaḥ ||

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

एकः प्रजायते) जन्तुर् एक एव प्रलीयते) । एको ऽअनुभुङ्क्ते) सुकृतम् एक एव च दुष्कृतम् ॥

ekaḥ prajāyate) jantur eka eva pralīyate) | eko 'anubhuṅkte) sukṛtam eka eva ca duṣkṛtam ||

Single is each being born; single it dies; single it enjoys (the reward of its) virtue; single (it suffers the punishment of its) sin.

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

मृतं शरीरम् उत्सृज्य) काष्ठलोष्टसमं क्षितौ । विमुखा बान्धवा यान्ति) धर्मस् तम् अनुगच्छति) ॥

mṛtaṃ śarīram utsṛjya) kāṣṭha.loṣṭasamaṃ kṣitau | vimukhā bāndhavā yānti) dharmas tam anugacchati) ||

Leaving the dead body on the ground like a log of wood, or a clod of earth, the relatives depart with averted faces; but spiritual merit follows the (soul).

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

तस्माद् धर्मं सहायार्थं नित्यं संचिनुयात्)- शनैः । धर्मेण हि सहायेन तमस् तरति) दुस्तरम् ॥

tasmād dharmaṃ sahāyārthaṃ nityaṃ saṃcinuyāt)- śanaiḥ | dharmeṇa hi sahāyena tamas tarati) dustaram ||

Let him therefore always slowly accumulate spiritual merit, in order (that it may be his) companion (after death); for with merit as his companion he will traverse a gloom difficult to traverse.

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

धर्मप्रधानं पुरुषं तपसा हतकिल्बिषम् । परलोकं नयत्य्) आशु भास्वन्तं खशरीरिणम् ॥

dharma.pradhānaṃ puruṣaṃ tapasā hata.kilbiṣam | paralokaṃ nayaty) āśu bhāsvantaṃ kha.śarīriṇam ||

(That companion) speedily conducts the man who is devoted to duty and effaces his sins by —.,_. austerities, to the next world, radiant and clothed with an ethereal body.

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

उत्तमैर् उत्तमैर् नित्यं संबन्धान् आचरेत्) सह । [म्संभन्धान्] निनीषुः कुलम् उत्कर्षम् अधमान् अधमांस् त्यजेत्) ॥

uttamair uttamair nityaṃ saṃbandhān ācaret) saha | [M.saṃbhandhān] ninīṣuḥ kulam utkarṣam adhamān adhamāṃs tyajet) ||

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