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 5.3-4
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶� 啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶� 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶す啶班啶粪啶ㄠ 啶ぞ啶ㄠさ啷� 啶啶椸啶� 啷�
啶多啶班啶い啶距 啶啶� 啶︵啶粪啶� 啶啶む啶啶班啶掂た啶啶班ぞ啶ㄠ 啶溹た啶樴ぞ啶傕じ啶むた 啷� 啷� 啷�
啶呧え啶啶ぞ啶膏啶� 啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶ぞ啶氞ぞ啶班じ啷嵿く 啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠぞ啶む 啷�
啶嗋げ啶膏啶ぞ啶︵え啷嵿え啶︵啶粪ぞ啶氞啶� 啶啶む啶啶班啶掂た啶啶班ぞ啶炧啶溹た啶樴ぞ啶傕じ啶むた 啷� 啷� 啷�sa t膩nuv膩ca dharm膩tm膩 mahar峁Ｄ玭 m膩navo bh峁沢u岣� |
艣r奴yat膩峁� yena do峁峁嘺 m峁泃yurvipr膩n jigh膩峁僺ati || 3 ||
anabhy膩sena ved膩n膩m膩c膩rasya ca varjan膩t |
膩lasy膩dannado峁Ｄ乧ca m峁泃yurvipr膩帽jigh膩峁僺ati || 4 ||Bh峁沢u, the righteous son of Manu, said to the great sages鈥斺�淟isten, by what fault Death seeks to destroy the Br膩hma峁嘺s.鈥濃��(3).
Death seeks to destroy the Br膩hma峁嘺s on account of their omitting the study of the Vedas, on account of neglect of right conduct, on account of slothfulness and on account of the defects of food.鈥�(4).
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (尘补苍耻产丑腻峁补):
Objection鈥斺�淲hen the question has been put forward in regard to Br膩hma峁嘺s who perform their duties, it is not right to answer it by indicating the 鈥榝ault鈥�; nor can there be any connection with what follows (in verse 4) [as omission of Vedic Study &c. is not possible for those who perform their duties].鈥�
The answer to the above is as follows:鈥斺�極mission of Vedic Study鈥� and the rest have been put forward only by way of illustration; the sense being鈥斺�榡ust as the omission of Vedic Study and the rest are acknowledged by you all to be the causes of death, so also are the defects of food, going to be described below. Even when a man carries on Vedic Study &c., the fulfilment of his above-described duty is not complete, if it is beset with the very much more serious drawback of defective food. This is emphasised here in view of the fact that this is an entirely different section (dealing with defects of food). (3-4)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
(verse 5.4)
This verse is quoted in 笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补 (Pr膩ya艣citta, p. 8) to the effect that laziness also is the source of a 鈥榝orce鈥� that brings about untimely death;鈥攊n 痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补 (膧hnika, p. 510), which explains 鈥�腻濒补蝉测补鈥� as 鈥榥ot being disposed to perform one鈥檚 duty, even when he is able to do it鈥�;鈥斺��补苍苍补诲辞峁鈥� as standing for defective production and so forth;鈥攁nd in 厂尘峁泃颈蝉腻谤辞诲诲丑腻谤补 (p. 294.)
Comparative notes by various authors
(verse 5.4)
驰腻箩帽补惫补濒办测补 (笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补, Pr膩ya艣citta, p. 6).鈥斺�楤y omitting to do what is enjoined and by doing what is forbidden, and by not controlling the senses, doth a man fall into degradation.鈥�