Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi
by Ganganatha Jha | 1920 | 1,381,940 words | ISBN-10: 8120811550 | ISBN-13: 9788120811553
This is the English translation of the Manusmriti, which is a collection of Sanskrit verses dealing with 鈥楧harma鈥�, a collective name for human purpose, their duties and the law. Various topics will be dealt with, but this volume of the series includes 12 discourses (adhyaya). The commentary on this text by Medhatithi elaborately explains various t...
Verse 2.7
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶 啶曕ざ啷嵿啶苦い啷� 啶曕じ啷嵿く 啶氞た啶︵ 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶え啷佮え啶� 啶ぐ啶苦啷�啶班啶むた啶む 啷�
啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷嬥そ啶た啶灌た啶む 啶掂啶︵ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶 啶灌た 啶膏 啷� 啷� 啷�ya岣� ka艣cit kasya cid dharmo manun膩 parik墨rtita岣� |
sa sarvo'bhihito vede sarvaj帽膩namayo hi sa岣� || 7 ||Whatever Dharma for whatever person has been described by Manu,鈥攁ll this is declared in the Veda; since the Veda embodies all knowledge.鈥�(7)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
This verse proceeds to make it clear how the authority of the 厂尘峁泃颈 (Recollection) is due to its connection with persons knowing the Veda.
鈥�Whatever Dharma鈥欌赌攄uties relating to castes, duties relating to life-stages, duties relating to sacramental rites, in their general or special forms鈥斺��for whatever person鈥欌赌攆or the Br膩hma峁嘺 or other castes鈥斺��has been described by Manu鈥欌赌斺赌�all this is declared in the Veda鈥欌赌�i.e., is expounded in it; how this is done has been shown in the preceding verse.
鈥�Since the Veda embodies all knowledge鈥�;鈥擵eda is the cause, the source, of all that is worth knowing, in regard to superphysical things. The affix 鈥�尘补测补峁�鈥� has been added in the sense that the Veda is made up of all knowledge; applying to 鈥榢nowledge鈥� the character of being the product of the Veda. When one thing is the produot of another, the latter is spoken of as 鈥榚mbodying鈥� the former, i.e., of the same nature as the other; and Veda, being the source of knowledge, is said to 鈥榚mbody鈥� it. According to the 厂腻峁卥丑测补 theory of the Product being always existent in the Cause, the Cause is of the same nature as the Product.
Or, the meaning may be that 鈥榯he Veda proceeds from all knowledge鈥� as its source; the 鈥�尘补测补峁�鈥� affix in this sense being used according to P膩峁噄ni鈥檚 厂奴迟谤补 4.3.81.鈥�(7)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse is quoted in 贬别尘腻诲谤颈 (艢r膩ddha, p. 20.7.)
Comparative notes by various authors
罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补-厂补峁僪颈迟腻, 2-2-6.2.鈥斺�榃hatever Manu has said is wholesome.鈥�
Par膩艣ara-厂尘峁泃颈, 1.21.鈥斺�楧uring each Kalpa Manu declares the Dharmas.鈥�