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 3.179
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶掂啶︵さ啶苦う啷嵿啶距お啶� 啶掂た啶啶班啶洁じ啷嵿く 啶侧啶ぞ啶む 啶曕啶む啶掂ぞ 啶啶班い啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶灌ぎ啷� 啷�
啶掂た啶ㄠぞ啶多 啶掂啶班啶むた 啶曕啶粪た啶啶班ぎ啶距ぎ啶ぞ啶む啶班ぎ啶苦さ啶距ぎ啷嵿き啶膏た 啷� 啷оキ啷� 啷�vedavidc膩pi vipro'sya lobh膩t k峁泃v膩 pratigraham |
vin膩艣a峁� vrajati k峁pram膩ma辫腻迟谤补miv膩mbhasi || 179 ||If a Br膩hma峁嘺, though learned in the Veda, should, through covetousness, accept a gift from him,鈥攈e quickly perishes; just like the unbaked vessel in water.鈥�(170)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
In connection with the present subject, the author points out the impropriety of receiving gifts from one who officiates at sacrifices performed by 艢奴诲谤补蝉.
鈥�Though learned in the Veda;鈥欌赌攊f he accepts the gift of something belonging to one who officiates at sacrifices performed by 艢奴诲谤补蝉,
鈥�Through covetousness鈥欌赌攊s a mere reiterative reference.
He also perishes quickly鈥�i.e., he is deprived of what he desires,鈥攊n the shape of wealth, children, cattle, body, and the like.
When such is the fate of one learned in the Veda鈥攚hat is to be said of one who is ignorant of the Veda?
The author will point out later on that there is not much harm in the learned man鈥檚 receiving gifts.
鈥�膧尘补鈥欌赌攗苍产补办别诲鈥斺赌�辫腻迟谤补鈥欌赌攙essels, such as saucer, and the like.
鈥�In water鈥欌赌�i.e., when thrown into water.鈥�(179)
Comparative notes by various authors
础迟谤颈-厂尘峁泃颈 (2, 5).鈥斺�極ne shall not be addicted to sinful acts, on the strength of the Veda; for an intentional sin is not destroyed by the Veda.鈥�
础迟谤颈-厂补峁僪颈迟腻 (145).鈥斺�楤y accepting gifts they perish, as fire perishes by water.鈥�