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 12.33
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
啶侧啶 啶膏啶掂お啷嵿え啷嬥そ啶о啶むた啶� 啶曕啶班啶班啶 啶ㄠぞ啶膏啶むた啶曕啶 啶た啶ㄠ啶ㄠさ啷冟い啷嵿い啶苦い啶� 啷�
啶ぞ啶氞た啶粪啶｀啶むぞ 啶啶班ぎ啶距う啶多啶� 啶むぞ啶じ啶� 啶椸啶｀げ啶曕啶粪ぃ啶 啷� 啷┼ォ 啷�lobha岣� svapno'诲丑峁泃颈岣� kraurya峁� n膩stikya峁� bhinnav峁泃tit膩 |
y膩ci峁ａ箛ut膩 pram膩da艣ca t膩masa峁� gu峁嘺lak峁峁嘺m || 33 ||Avarice, drowsiness, irresolution, cruelty, disbelief, bad character, habit of begging, and inattentiveness are the characteristics of the quality of 鈥楾amas.鈥欌��(33)
Medh膩tithi鈥檚 commentary (manubh膩峁a):
鈥�Avarice鈥欌�攍onging for possessing riches and other things.
鈥�Cruelty鈥欌�攖aking offence at even a slight fault.
鈥�Disbelief鈥欌赌拦别肠办濒别蝉蝉苍别蝉蝉.
鈥�Bad character鈥欌�攍oss of character.
The particle 鈥�ca鈥� implies 鈥榙isrespect for elders.鈥�
鈥�Habit of begging鈥欌�攂eing addicted to soliciting favours.
鈥�Inattentiveness鈥欌�攃arelessness; want of attention to the performance of duties and to the avoidance of failure.
Between 鈥�svapno鈥� and 鈥�诲丑峁泃颈岣�,鈥� an 鈥�a鈥� is understood.鈥�(33)
Comparative notes by various authors
(verses 12.32-51)
See Comparative notes for Verse 12.32.