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 9.285
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶膏啷嵿啷嵿ぐ啶ぇ啷嵿さ啶溹く啶粪啶熰啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶啶班い啶苦ぎ啶距え啶距 啶� 啶啶︵啶� 啷�
啶啶班い啶苦啷佮ぐ啷嵿く啶距啷嵿 啶むい啷� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶� 啶啷嵿 啶︵う啷嵿く啶距い啷嵿ざ啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶� 啷� 啷ㄠギ啷� 啷�sa峁卥ramadhvaja测补峁ａ弓墨n膩峁� 辫谤补迟颈尘腻n膩峁� ca bhedaka岣� |
pratikury膩cca tat sarva峁� pa帽ca dady膩t艣at膩ni ca || 285 ||He who destroys a crossing, a flag, a pole or images, shall repair the whole of it and shall pay five hundred.鈥�(285)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
鈥�Crossing鈥欌赌攖he contrivance by way of which people cross over waterways.
鈥�Flag鈥欌赌�i.e., the white piece of cloth, which serves as the insignia of Royalty and of Councillors.
鈥�Pole鈥欌赌攊n temples; similarly 鈥�images鈥欌赌� installed in temples.
鈥�He shall repair it鈥欌赌�i.e., restore it to its original condition.鈥�(285)
Explanatory notes by Ganganath Jha
鈥�驰补峁ａ弓颈鈥�.鈥斺�楾he flag-staff of a village鈥� (N膩r膩ya峁嘺);鈥攕uch poles as stand in tanks and other places鈥� (Kull奴ka).
鈥�笔谤补迟颈尘腻鈥�.鈥斺�楽tatues of men, the penalty for breaking the image of gods being death鈥� (N膩r膩ya峁嘺);鈥斺赌榗ommon images made of clay and so forth鈥� (Kull奴ka).
This verse is quoted in 痴颈惫腻诲补谤补迟苍腻办补谤补 (p. 363), which adds the following notes:鈥斺��厂补峁卥谤补尘补岣�鈥�, bridge built of wood and other materials for crossing over water, which is commonly known as 鈥�厂腻峁卥丑补尘鈥� (V. L. 厂腻峁噆);鈥斺赌�dhvaja鈥�, that which marks a temple or such other places;鈥斺��驰补峁ａ弓颈鈥�, planted in market-places or tanks or houses;鈥斺��辫谤补迟颈尘腻鈥�, images of gods,鈥斺��辫谤补迟颈办耻谤测腻迟鈥�, should restore to its former position.
It is quoted in 础辫补谤腻谤办补 (p. 822);鈥攊n 痴颈惫腻诲补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄 (Calcutta, p. 101), which adds the following notes鈥斺��厂补峁卥谤补尘补鈥� is what is known as 鈥�厂腻办补尘补鈥�, 鈥�dhvaja鈥� is the 驳补谤耻岣峚-诲丑惫补箩补 and like things dedicated to some deity,鈥斺��测补峁ａ弓墨鈥� is the post marking a market-place,鈥斺��辫谤补迟颈尘腻鈥�, image of some deity,鈥攐ne who breaks any one of these things should be fined 500;鈥攁nd in 笔谤腻测补蝉肠颈迟迟补惫颈惫别办补 (p. 247).
Comparative notes by various authors
痴颈峁ａ箛耻 (5.174).鈥斺�楬e who sells forbidden food, or food which must not be sold, and he who breaks the image of a deity, shall pay the highest amercement.鈥�