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 2.121
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶呧き啶苦さ啶距う啶ㄠざ啷�啶侧じ啷嵿く 啶ㄠた啶む啶 啶掂啶︵啶о啶じ啷囙さ啶苦え啶� 啷�
啶氞い啷嵿さ啶距ぐ啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠ啶む 啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶班啶 啶ざ啷� 啶げ啶 啷� 啷оエ啷� 啷�abhiv膩dana艣墨lasya nitya峁� v峁沝dhopasevina岣� |
catv膩ri tasya vardhante 膩yurdharmo ya艣o balam || 121 ||For one who is in the habit of saluting and constantly revering elders,鈥攆our things prosper: viz., longevity, merit, fame and strength.鈥�(121)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
The 鈥�habit of saluting鈥� stands, not only for the uttering of words of salute, but for the act of addressing all men with respect and in the proper manner. The term 鈥�habit鈥� indicates that the man does it without any personal motive at all.
鈥�Constantly reveres elders鈥欌�攂y talking agreeably, and also attends upon them with such service as he can render.
鈥�For him four things prosper鈥�longevity, merit鈥欌�攚hich is the tree that hears fruit in the other world, in the shape of Heaven,鈥斺��fame and strength鈥欌�攁s described above.
Though this verse is purely valedictory, yet it serves to afford some idea as to the effects that ensue.鈥�(121)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse is quoted in 痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补, (Sa峁僺k膩ra, p. 460);鈥攊n 痴颈诲丑腻苍补辫腻谤颈箩腻迟补 (p. 501) as describing the reward for saluting one鈥檚 superiors;鈥攊n 笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补 (膧c膩ra, p. 306) as eulogising the act of saluting one鈥檚 superiors;鈥攁nd in 厂尘峁泃颈肠补苍诲谤颈办腻 (Sa峁僺k膩ra, p. 97).
Comparative notes by various authors
膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 (1.5.15).鈥斺�楧esiring Heaven and Longevity (one should salute the Teacher).鈥�
叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补-顿丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补 (1.2.26).鈥斺�楧esiring Heaven and Longevity, one should grasp his right foot with the right hand and the left foot with the left.鈥�