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 4.258
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶忇啶距啷� 啶氞た啶ㄠ啶むく啷囙え啷嵿え啶苦い啷嵿く啶� 啶掂た啶掂た啶曕啶む 啶灌た啶むぎ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ 啷�
啶忇啶距啷� 啶氞た啶ㄠ啶むく啶距え啷� 啶灌た 啶ぐ啶� 啶多啶班啶啶洁ぇ啶苦啶氞啶涏い啶� 啷� 啷ㄠカ啷� 啷�ek膩k墨 cintayennitya峁� vivikte hitam膩tmana岣� |
ek膩k墨 cintay膩no hi para峁� 艣reyo'dhigacchati || 258 ||Alone, in solitude, he shall meditate upon what is good for himself. By meditating in solitude, he attains the highest good.鈥�(258)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
The renunciation of all acts having been accomplished, the following is his special duty:鈥�
鈥�Alone,鈥欌�� without a companion,鈥攈aving no one to talk to鈥斺��in solitude鈥欌�� in a place where there is no one, and which is free from all disturbance,鈥斺��he shall meditate upon what is good for himself鈥�; i.e., should practise that 鈥榗ontemplation of the Brahman鈥� which has been enjoined in the 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲蝉.
By means of this practice and meditation, he obtains the highest good鈥攃alled 鈥楲iberation.鈥欌��(258)