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 6.57
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶呧げ啶距き啷� 啶� 啶掂た啶粪う啷� 啶膏啶ぞ啶む啶侧ぞ啶 啶氞啶� 啶� 啶灌ぐ啷嵿し啶啶む 啷�
啶啶班ぞ啶｀く啶距い啷嵿ぐ啶苦啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶膏啶ぞ啶む啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶膏啷嵿啶距う啷� 啶掂た啶ㄠた啶班啶椸い啶� 啷� 啷キ 啷�al膩bhe na vi峁d墨 sy膩tl膩bhe caiva na har峁yet |
pr膩峁嘺y膩trikam膩tra岣� sy膩t尘腻迟谤腻sa峁単膩d vinirgata岣� || 57 ||He shall not be sorry at not obtaining alms; nor shall he rejoice at obtaining it; he shall have only what suffices to sustain his life, and be free from all attachment to his accessories.鈥�(57)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
If at the stated time he should fail to obtain food, he shall not be 鈥�sorry,鈥� dejected in mind. He shall not allow grief or joy to overtake him at failing or succeeding to obtain food.
鈥�What suffices to sustain his life.鈥欌赌擳his indicates the quantity of food to be begged. What this implies is that in the event of his failing to obtain alms, he shall sustain his life by such fruits, roots and water as do not belong to another person.
鈥�Accessories鈥欌赌� vessels, staff and so forth;鈥斺��attachment to these鈥欌赌�i. e., making special efforts to obtain them;鈥攆rom this he should he 鈥�free鈥�; that is he shall harbour no longings.鈥�(57)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
鈥�惭腻迟谤腻鈥欌赌斺�業mplements, vessels, staff and so forth鈥� (Medh膩tithi, Govindar膩ja and Kull奴ka);鈥斺�榩ortion, mouthful鈥� (N膩r膩ya峁嘺 and Nandana).
This verse is quoted in 础辫补谤腻谤办补, (p. 963), which explains 鈥�尘腻迟谤腻鈥� as 鈥�耻辫补办补谤补峁嘺诲谤补惫测补尘, accessories鈥�;鈥攁nd in 笔补谤腻艣补谤补尘腻诲丑补惫补 (膧c膩ra, p. 563), which explains 鈥�尘腻迟谤腻鈥� etymologically as 鈥�m墨yante iti鈥�, as meaning 鈥榦bjects鈥�; since he is free from attachment to all objects, therefore he should be neither glad at getting them nor sorry at not getting them.
Comparative notes by various authors
惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (12.278.10).鈥斺�楬e shall have only as much as would sustain his life, and should not care for the obtaining of vessels; he should not be aggrieved when ho fails to obtain things, nor should he exult at obtaining them.鈥�
痴补艣颈峁ａ弓丑补 (10-22).鈥斺�楬e should not be dejected when he obtains nothing, nor glad when he receives something. He should seek only as much as will sustain life, without caring for property.鈥�
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (96.4).鈥斺�業f he does not get alms, he must not be sorry.鈥�