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 7.204
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶嗋う啶距え啶お啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶曕ぐ啶� 啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ 啶� 啶啶班た啶啶距ぐ啶曕ぎ啷� 啷�
啶呧き啷�啶啶膏た啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶距え啶距 啶曕ぞ啶侧 啶啶曕啶むぎ啷� ?? 啷� 啷ㄠウ啷� 啷�腻诲腻苍补尘apriyakara峁� d膩na峁� ca 辫谤颈测补办腻谤补办补尘 |
abh墨psit膩n膩marth膩n膩峁� k膩le yuktam ?? || 204 ||The seizing of desirable property is productive of displeasure, and the giving of it is productive of pleasure; each is commended if done at the proper time.鈥�(204).
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
The non-giving of what should he given to the new king, or to any other person, is 鈥�productive of displeasure鈥�; it causes displeasure; and the giving of it is 鈥�productive of pleasure鈥�. Both these facts are well known;鈥攖hat the giving of what is desired causes pleasure, and the witholding of it causes pain.
鈥�Each is commended when done at the proper time鈥�;鈥攁t one time any gift however small causes pleasure, while at another time a poor gift, or a small one, causes no pleasure at all. Hence the seizing and giving away of property should be done after full consideration of the peculiarity of the time,鈥�(204).
All that has gone before and what is going to be described below,鈥攁ll this is 鈥榙ependent鈥� &c. &c. (says the next verse.)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
This verse is quoted in 痴墨谤补尘颈迟谤辞诲补测补, (R膩jan墨ti, p. 410), which adds the following notes:鈥斺��础产丑墨辫蝉颈迟腻苍腻尘,鈥� 鈥榬equired by, the king selected from among the family of the late king, and by his ministers,鈥欌�斺��补谤迟丑腻苍腻尘,鈥� 鈥榦f things,鈥欌�斺��腻诲腻苍补尘,鈥� 鈥榯he taking away,鈥欌�攚hich is 鈥�apriyakaram,鈥欌�斺�榙isagreeable,鈥欌�攁nd 鈥�诲腻苍补尘鈥�, 鈥榞iving away鈥欌�攚hich is 鈥�辫谤颈测补办腻谤补办补尘鈥� to them;鈥攊n as much as it is only if he were fully equipped with the necessary elephants, horses and wealth that the new king could hope to be safe against other kings, the presentation of such things at the time of installation is 鈥�k膩le yuktam,鈥� 鈥榟ighly opportune,鈥欌�攁nd hence 鈥�辫谤补艣补蝉测补迟别,鈥� 鈥榠s commended.鈥�