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 4.58
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶呧啷嵿え啷嵿く啶椸ぞ啶班 啶椸さ啶距 啶椸啶粪啶犩 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ啶距え啶距 啶� 啶膏啶ㄠた啶о 啷�
啶膏啶掂ぞ啶о啶ぞ啶 啶啶溹え啷� 啶氞啶� 啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶� 啶ぞ啶｀た啶啶︵啶оぐ啷囙い啷� 啷� 啷ギ 啷�agnyag膩re gav膩峁� 驳辞峁ａ弓丑别 br膩hma峁嚹乶膩峁� ca sa峁僴idhau |
sv膩dhy膩ye bhojane caiva dak峁峁嘺峁� p膩峁噄muddharet || 58 ||In the abode of fire, in the cow-pen, in the presence of 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉, during the reading of Vedas, at the time of eating, he shall uncover his right hand.鈥�(58).
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
The term 鈥�驳辞峁ａ弓丑补,鈥� 鈥�pen鈥� signifies the dwelling-place; and it is a different word from the compound [ go + 蝉迟丑腻, which means an abode of cows, and with which, therefore, the word 鈥�驳补惫腻尘,鈥� 鈥�of cows,鈥� would be superfluous].
鈥�叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉.鈥欌�擲ignificance is meant to be attached to the plural number. [What is prescribed is to be done only when there are many 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 present].
鈥�Hand鈥� stands for the arm.
鈥�Eating.鈥欌�擶hen he himself is eating.鈥�(58).
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse is quoted in 痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补 (Paribh膩峁Ｄ�, p. 90), which explains 鈥�驳补惫腻尘 驳辞峁ａ弓丑别鈥� as 鈥�govi艣is峁璭 驳辞峁ａ弓丑别鈥�,鈥攁nd 鈥�dak峁峁嘺m etc.鈥� as 鈥榟e should place the upper cloth on his left shoulder and keep the right one outside the cloth鈥�;鈥攁nd in 厂补峁僺办腻谤补尘补测奴办丑补 (p. 71).
Comparative notes by various authors
叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补 (2.3.58).鈥擺Reproduces Manu, reading 鈥�madhye鈥� for 鈥�驳辞峁ａ弓丑别鈥橾.
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (71.60).鈥斺�楬e shall raise his right arm in the presence of fire, gods and 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉.鈥�
膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补 (痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补-Paribh膩峁Ｄ�, p. 90).鈥斺�業n a temple, at 艢r膩ddhas, in cow-pens, at sacrifices, near 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉, during the twilights, at meeting saintly men, in the fire-house, at marriages, during Vedic-study, during meals, one shall raise the right arm.鈥�
惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (12.193.20).鈥擺Same as Manu, the first line being read as 鈥�Dev膩g膩re gav奴m madhye br膩hma峁嚹乶膩m kriy膩pathe.鈥橾