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 4.227 [Charity]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶︵ぞ啶ㄠぇ啶班啶 啶ㄠた啶粪啶掂啶� 啶ㄠた啶む啶ぎ啷堗し啷嵿啶苦啶啶班啶むた啶曕ぎ啷� 啷�
啶ぐ啶苦い啷佮し啷嵿啷囙え 啶ぞ啶掂啶� 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぎ啶距じ啶距う啷嵿く 啶多啷嵿い啶苦い啶� 啷� 啷ㄠエ啷� 啷�d膩nadharma峁� ni峁veta nityamai峁ａ弓ikapaurtikam |
辫补谤颈迟耻峁ａ弓别苍补 bh膩vena p膩tram膩s膩dya 艣aktita岣� || 227 ||He shall practise, to the best of his ability, charity and righteousness in connection with sacrifices and acts of piety with a cheerful heart, if he finds a suitable recipient.鈥�(227)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
鈥�Charity and Righteousness鈥欌�攊n the form of tanks, etc; the compound being construed as a Copulative one. Or, it may.be explained as 鈥榯he duty of charity;鈥� the mention of duty indicating the necessity of maintaining a cheerful disposition.
鈥�叠丑腻惫别苍补鈥欌�攚ith the heart; 鈥�辫补谤颈迟耻峁ａ弓别苍补鈥欌�攃heerful, happy鈥斺��If he finds a suitable recipient鈥�, he shall offer gifts in connection with the observances that he keeps, as also in connection with the acts that he does outside the sacrificial altar.鈥�(227)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse is quoted in 笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补 (膧c膩ra, p. 165);鈥攁nd in 贬别尘腻诲谤颈 (D膩na, p. 7).
Comparative notes by various authors
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (12.32).鈥斺�榃hatever is the most desired object in the world and whatever is most dearly loved in the house,鈥攖hat should be given to a person with proper qualifications, by one who is desirous of obtaining imperishable rewards.鈥�
驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 (1.201, 203).鈥斺�楥ows, land and food should be given by one who desires his own welfare, to a proper recipient with due honours; but never to an unfit recipient.鈥擠ay by day one should make gifts to proper recipients; and more specially on special occasions; and whenever any one begs of him, he should give with due respect what is asked for, to the best of his ability.鈥�
础驳苍颈辫耻谤腻峁嘺 (quoted in 笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补, p. 165).鈥斺�業f a man鈥檚 wealth is not used either in charity, or in enjoyment, or in acquiring fame, or in acquiring spiritual merit,鈥攖hat wealth is absolutely useless. Therefore, after having acquired wealth, either through fate or by his own efforts, he should make gifts to the twice-born, but never advertise them.鈥�
膧诲颈迟测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 (笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补, p. 164).鈥斺�業n the three worlds nothing is held superior to charity.鈥�